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1 Pound
| Issuer | Bank of Western Samoa |
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| Year | 1959-1961 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in brown on a fine guilloche underprint, the obverse bears a central vignette of a traditional Samoan fale (thatched dwelling) set within an ornate frame. The denomination ONE POUND appears in an oval cartouche above the vignette, with serial numbers flanking both sides and a date line reading Wellington below. Two manuscript signatures appear at lower left and lower right, identified as High Commissioner and Financial Secretary of Western Samoa respectively, with the overprint BANK OF WESTERN SAMOA printed in red across the lower portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | TERRITORY OF WESTERN SAMOA TREASURY NOTE Legal tender in Western Samoa by the authority of the New Zealand Government. ONE POUND BANK OF WESTERN SAMOA Legal tender in Western Samoa by virtue of the Bank of Western Samoa Ordinance 1959 |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue and red on a plain light ground, the reverse displays an elaborate symmetrical guilloche pattern composed of interlocking geometric rosettes and scroll-work corner pieces. A large stylised £1 numeral occupies the central field beneath the legend TREASURY NOTE, with POUND denomination tablets set in decorative cartouches at left and right. The inscriptions TERRITORY OF and WESTERN SAMOA arc above and below the central design respectively. |
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