← Read the currency article Samoan tālā: research record Evidence coverage: 1967–1967. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.
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Samoan tālā WST · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Predecessor documented At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input. At least one documented predecessor; this does not certify every historical input.
View the modern predecessor audit → Parents / predecessors Children / successors No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.
Latest research Modern account-unit review In Samoa,the New Zealand-pound account unit,locally called Western Samoan pound,was converted to tala at2tala per pound on10July1967. Redirect existing replacement after merger; preserve original local scope and10July1967date. Do not turn into universal replacement ofNZpound everywhere.
Sources and qualifications → Monetary history 2 events Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.
10 July 1967 Decimal currency introduction reported Bundesbank dates the tala's introduction to 10 July 1967 at two tala per former pound.
C596 1967-07-10 Decimal currency replacement Samoa converted its existing pound unit to two tala per pound.
C943 Evidence & research notes 3 claims Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Supported C596
Bundesbank dates the tala's introduction to 10 July 1967 at two tala per former pound.
Supported C943
Samoa converted its existing pound unit to two tala per pound.
Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 Citation S98 ·
Open source ↗ Samoa: Currency history
Source access and limitations Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.
Only selected country milestones used.
Supported C1649
In Samoa,the New Zealand-pound account unit,locally called Western Samoan pound,was converted to tala at2tala per pound on10July1967.
Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange rate statistics,24September 2025 Citation S825 ·
Open source ↗ Bundesbank SamoaPDF209;1966ss3–5
Source access and limitations Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.
Samoa Parliament / Attorney General · Decimal Currency Act 1966, No3, consolidated edition Citation S826 ·
Open source ↗ Bundesbank SamoaPDF209;1966ss3–5
Source access and limitations Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.