According to a press release dated 24 May 2019, in June the Central Bank of Samoa planned to introduce a 10-tala note commemorating the XVI Pacific Games hosted in Apia, Samoa from 7 to 20 July 2019. The notes are printed on De La Rue’s Safeguard polymer substrate.



Courtesy of Aidan Work, Andrew Randall, and Don Ludwig.

Tags: Samoa, Polymer

B114b: Like B114a, but new signature. Prefix ZZ is replacement.

Courtesy of Kai Hwong (http://paperbanknotes.blogspot.com).

Tags: Samoa

B115c: Like B115b, but new signature. Prefix ZZ is replacement.

Courtesy of Kai Hwong (http://paperbanknotes.blogspot.com).

Tags: Samoa

B133c: Like B133b, but new signatures.

Courtesy of Claudio Marana.

Tags: Samoa

B119b: Like B119a, but new signatures. Prefix JD.

Courtesy of Claudio Marana.

Tags: Samoa

B117b: Like B117a, but new signatures. Prefix RE.

Courtesy of Claudio Marana.

Tags: Samoa

50 tala, no date. Like CBS B16a, but new signatures (Faumuina Tiatia Faaolatane Liuga and Maiava Atalina Ainuu-Enari) and new decorative pattern overprinted on the designs at top and bottom borders on front and back.

Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Max Keller.

Tags: Samoa

100-tala notes (CBS B19) have been confirmed with signatures of Faumuina Tiatia Faaolatane Liuga and Maiava Atalina Ainuu-Enari. Additionally, there is a new decorative pattern overprinted on the designs at top and bottom borders on front and back.

Courtesy of Gaetano Trabattoni (Delcampe store), Claudio Marana, Martin Burger, and Kai Hwong.

Tags: Samoa

5- and 20-tala notes (CBS B13b and B15b, respectively) have been confirmed with signatures of Faumuina Tiatia Faaolatane Liuga and Maiava Atalina Ainuu-Enari. Both issued in 2012.

Courtesy of Claudio Marana, Martin Burger, and Kai Hwong.

Tags: Samoa

According to a Central Bank of Samoa press release, the bank has issued two commemorative collectible coins and a limited edition 50-tala (US$22) banknote for circulation to mark Samoa’s 50th Independence Day on 1 June 2012. This note is like the preceding issues, but with 50th ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE below the country’s name at upper center on front, darker geometric patterns along the top and bottom edges on both sides, and a new signature combination (Faumuina Tiatia Faaolatane Liuga and Maiava Atalina Ainuu-Enari).

Courtesy of Jay Mollindo and and Nin Cheun (Noteshobby).

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The Samoa chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers.

This 8-page catalog covers notes issued by the Central Bank of Samoa from 1985 to present. Revised 26 June 2015.

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• Security features described in full
• Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
• Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
• Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
• Red stars highlight the many notes missing from the SCWPM
• Date reproduced exactly as on note
• Precise date of introduction noted when known
• Replacement note information
• Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
• Background information for historical and cultural context
• Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
• Bibliographic sources listed for further research

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According to a Radio New Zealand International posting on 5 April 2011, the Central Bank of Samoa plans to replace the polymer 2-tala (P31) note with a coin, and also plans to reduce the size of its coinange, all in an effort to save money in the face of rising commodities prices.

Courtesy of Aidan Work.

Tags: Samoa

5 tala (US$1.95)
Red. Front: Beach. Back: Robert Louis Stevenson’s former house (current residence of head of state) in Vailima. Windowed security thread with demetalized CBS. Watermark: Male head in profile, electrotype CBS, and Cornerstones. Printer: (TDLR). 152.4 x 69.85 mm.



10 tala (US$3.95)
Blue. Front: Rugby team being crowned champions at the IRB Hong Kong Sevens in 2007. Back: Samoan school children on their way to school. Windowed security thread with demetalized CBS. Watermark: Male head in profile, electrotype CBS, and Cornerstones. Printer: (TDLR). 152.4 x 69.85 mm.



20 tala (US$7.90)
Yellow. Front: Cascading waterfall. Back: Manumea (national bird) and Teuila (national flower). Windowed security thread with demetalized CBS. Watermark: Male head in profile, electrotype CBS plus Cornerstones. Printer: (TDLR). 152.4 x 69.85 mm.



50 tala (US$19.75)
Purple. Front: Government building at Matagialalua. Back: Central Bank of Samoa building. Optiks security thread. Watermark: Male head in profile, electrotype CBS. Printer: (TDLR). 152.4 x 69.85 mm.



100 tala (US$39.50)
Green. Front: Malietoa Tanumafili II. Back: Mulivai Catholic Cathedral. Optiks security thread. Watermark: Male head in profile, electrotype CBS. Printer: (TDLR). 152.4 x 69.85 mm.
Replacement notes: Prefix ZZ.

Tags: Samoa