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60 Tālā CHOGM
| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 60 Tala 60 WST = USD 22 |
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| Obverse lettering | FALETUPE TUTOTONU O SAMOA 60 SAMOA FOLAU MA LE FAATUATUA ONO SEFULU TALA Sixty Tala TUPE FAʻATAGAINA-MALO O SAMOA Legal Tender in Samoa CHOGM SAMOA 2024 (Translation: Central Bank of Samoa, Samoa Sail with Faith) |
| Reverse description | Historical vignette of Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Matāa'fa Faumuina Mulinuu II and New Zealand Prime Minister Keith Holyoake lowering their countries' flags on Independence Day, 1 June 1962; Samoan coat of arms and flag on pole flanking the scene; 60th anniversary logo and fly whisk registration device; blue-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized fly whisk and numeral 60. |
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Samoa hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October 2024 — the first Pacific Island nation to do so — and the Central Bank issued this commemorative note to mark the occasion. Commemorative currency tied to CHOGM is unusual; most member states mark the summit with stamps or coins, not banknotes.
De La Rue's involvement is unremarkable for the region, but the 60 Tālā denomination is not a standard monetary unit and exists purely for this issue.