American Samoa to get separate 25 cent coin
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American Samoa to get separate 25 cent coin
Posted at 01:40 on 05 January, 2009 UTC
American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono has been told
by the United States Mint that the American Samoa
quarter is included in the six new designs.
The 25 cent coins are to issued to honour the District
of Columbia and the five territories, American Samoa,
Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands and Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The coins will be put into circulation in about
two-month intervals throughout the year.
The US Mint says the quarters focus on each territory's
individuality, and at the same time recognises the
common thread that unites all of them.
The American Samoa quarter coin is the fourth to be
released after District of Columbia in late January
2009 , followed by Puerto Rico and Guam.
The US Virgin Islands and CNMI coins will be issued
last.
The head side of the coin will remain the same but
the tails side will depict Samoan symbols: the ava
bowl, whisk and staff with the inscription SAMOA
MUAMUA LE ATUA, or Samoa, God is First, which is the
territory's official motto.
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