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1 Sene - Tanumafili II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 1974-1996 |
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| Value | 1 Sene |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Western Samoa, rendered in low relief with naturalistic detail to the hair and facial features. The engraver's initials 'HP' appear in small characters below the truncation of the bust. The peripheral legend reads 'MALIETOA TANUMAFILI II SAMOA I SISIFO' arranged along the rim, with the date flanked by two stars at the base of the coin. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Tanumafili II held the position of O le Ao o le Malo — Head of State — from Samoan independence in 1962 until his death in 2007, making him one of the longest-serving heads of state in the Pacific. Unlike most constitutional monarchies, his role was life-tenure rather than hereditary; the position became fully elected by the Legislative Assembly after his death. This coin's 22-year production run reflects that unusual political continuity — the same portrait, the same authority, no succession to prompt a redesign.