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Samoan tālā

Samoan tālā: a currency still in use.

Dates in use: Still in use; introduction date not established here
Currency code: WST
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This currency also received later contributions, distinguished below from its origins.

Later contribution

New Zealand pound

1967DocumentedLater contribution or absorption0.5 New Zealand pound = 1 WST

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The story

Bundesbank dates the tala's introduction to 10 July 1967 at two tala per former pound. ^[1]

Turning points

1967-07-10

Decimal currency replacement

Samoa converted its existing pound unit to two tala per pound. ^[2]

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“Samoan tālā.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000190.html

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