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[[Image:Samoa H3035-34892o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3035, lot 34892]]
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This specimen was lot 34892 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Malietoa Tanumafili II gold Proof 100 Tala 1979. An attractive Proof coin commemorating the Bicentenary of the death of Captain James Cook. In issued capsule and blue box with COA." The Samoan islands were partitioned between Germany (western part) and the United States (the eastern part) in 1899. The Germany colony fell to New Zealand during World War One and was held by them until 1962, when it became independent. Coins of one thru fifty sene circulate, the larger denominations are sold as commemoratives of which this is one.

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000 proofs.

''Specification:'' 12.5 g, 0.917 fine gold, .366 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-7; KM-34. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, and Warren Tucker, ''Heritage Signature Auction 3035, World and Ancient Coins, featuring the FoxLair Collection and the Law Collection,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014. 

''Link to:''
* [[Samoa 1978 100 tala Fr-5|1978 100 tala, 50th Anniversary of the Transpacific Flight of Charles Kingsford Smith]]
* [[Kiribati 1979 150 dollars]]
* [[Samoa 1980 100 tala Fr-8|1980 100 tala, Olympic Games]]
* [[Samoa 1980 100 tala Fr-9|1980 100 tala, Gov. Solf]]
* [[Fiji 1993 100 dollars]] Captain Cook
* [[Coins and currency dated 1979]]
* return to coins of [[Western Samoa]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3035]]