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5 Tālā
| Issuer | Monetary Board of Western Samoa |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a central vignette of a child studying at a desk, set against a panoramic view of the Samoan coastline, with the national flag of Samoa positioned at left. The underprint incorporates guilloche patterning in the background, with bilingual inscriptions in Samoan and English surrounding the design. The denomination LIMA TĀLĀ / FIVE TĀLĀ appears in bold lettering, with the issuing authority named at top and bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | KOMITI FAATINO O TUPE A SAMOA I SISIFO TUPE FA`ATAGAINA-MALO O SAMOA I SISIFO LEGAL TENDER IN WESTERN SAMOA LIMA TĀLĀ FIVE TĀLĀ MONETARY BOARD OF WESTERN SAMOA |
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Western Samoa's Monetary Board was established in 1974, replacing the Bank of Western Samoa as the currency authority — a shift that reflected the government's desire for tighter central control over monetary policy rather than commercial bank involvement in note issuance. The 1980 series, of which this is a part, was among the first issues to consolidate that authority visually and institutionally under the Monetary Board's name.
De La Rue's involvement was standard for Pacific island nations of the period, with the London printer handling output for numerous newly independent states simultaneously.