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Currency name in local | Samoa tālā |
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Image 1 | SAMOA 100 f..jpg |
Image title 1 | $100 tālā (obverse) |
Image 2 | SAMOA 100 b..jpg |
Image title 2 | $100 tālā (reverse) |
Iso code | WST |
Using countries | |
Inflation rate | 6% |
Inflation source date | The World Factbook, 2007 |
Subunit ratio 1 | 1/100 |
Subunit name 1 | sene |
Symbol | WS$ (sometimes SAT, ST or T) |
Used coins | 5, 10, 20, 50 sene, 1 tālā |
Used banknotes | 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 tālā |
Issuing authority | Central Bank of Samoa |
Issuing authority website | www.cbs.gov.ws |
The tālā was introduced in 1967, following the country's political independence from New Zealand in 1962. Until that time, Samoa had used the pound, with coins from New Zealand and its own banknotes. The tālā replaced the pound at a rate of 2 tālā = 1 pound, and was therefore equal to the New Zealand dollar. The tālā remained equal to the New Zealand dollar until 1975.
The symbol WS$ is still used for the tālā, representing the country's previous name Western Samoa, used up to 1997, when the word Western was officially removed and the country became known as just Samoa. Therefore, the symbol SAT, ST and T appear to be in use as well.
Sometimes figures are written with the dollar sign in front, followed by "tālā". e.g. $100 tālā.
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