50 Tālā Independence
Features
| Issuer |
Samoa
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of Samoa (Faletupe Tutotonu o Samoa) |
| Period |
Republic (2007-date)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative banknotes |
| Year | 2012 |
| Value | 50 Tala 50 WST = USD 18 |
| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
| Composition | Hybrid substrate |
| Size | 140 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Issued | 1 June 2012 |
| Number | N# 216176 |
| References | P# 42 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
50th Anniversary of Independece of Samoa
Obverse
Government building complex at Matagialalua
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LIMA SEFULU TALA
Fifty tala
FALETUPE TUTOTONU O
TUPE FA'ATAGAINA-MALO O SAMOA Legal Tender In Samoa
Samoa
50th
ANNIVERSARY
OF INDEPENDENCE
Central Bank of Samoa
Reverse
Central Bank of Samoa building in Apia, and National Coat of Arms
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FALETUPE TUTOTONU O
Samoa
LIMA SEFULU TALA
Fifty tala
Central Bank of Samoa
Watermark
Malietoa Tanumafili II, electrotype CBS.
Signatures
| Faumuina Tiatia Faaolatane Liuga (FTFL) | Minister of Finance |
|
| Maiava Atalina Emma Ainuu-Enari (MAEAE) | Governor |
|
Printer
De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)Comments
Like P#41b / B117a, but with commemorative inscription below country name on front, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Independence. The note was intended for circulation as well, but also issued in a commemorative folder, and sold as full sheets which are all bearing the serial numbers RE0505050.
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| Date | Signatures | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (2012) | FTFL, MAEAE | $ 36 | Issued note | 83% | |||||||||||
| ND (2012) | FTFL, MAEAE | Specimen | 17% | ||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
Katz Auction 97 Lot 27 
|
7 Oct 2023 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 33.68
(EUR 29.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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