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The Central Bank of Samoa is the sole supplier of
Samoan bank notes and coins. We act as a wholesale distributor to
the trading banks, and manage the design and manufacturing of the
currency. We also withdraw damaged or unusable notes and coins to
manage the quality of currency in circulation. |
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Samoan Currency in Use |
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One of the Central Bank's key obligations is
to meet the currency needs of the public. Therefore, as the sole
provider of the currency, it has to ensure that stocks of all currency
denominations (notes and coins) are in adequate supply and of high
quality to meet the transactional needs of the public.
No other person is allowed to print or issue
currency. And, it is an offence to deface any currency by means of
writing, stamping, erasure or any other actions that would change the
features of the currency. |
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Counterfeit
Prevention |
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The Central Bank of Samoa takes
counterfeiting of Samoan currency which includes bank notes and coins
very seriously and responds by researching and developing new security
features that are difficult to copy, easy to use, work with local law
enforcement to monitor and respond to counterfeiting activity and
show Samoans, especially those who handle
cash regularly, how to verify bank notes to ensure they are genuine. |
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Collector's Currency |
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The Collectors' Currency Section of the
Central Bank of Samoa issues legal tender currency products for
collectors. Most of these collector's products have low mintage or
production limits, and have a Samoan theme to their design. We also sell
bulk volumes of general circulation notes and coins to our collectors.
Please contact us
for prices on any of our products. |
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Currency Validity |
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The following banknotes and coins below were
put into circulation between 1962 and 2006. Some of the following
currencies below are no longer issued but they are still legal tender.
For more information about Samoa notes in circulation.
click here. |
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Damaged Currency |
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The Central Bank of Samoa will exchange any
damaged, mutilated or contaminated currency of the Independent State of
Samoa with new currency at the face value under the conditions that
there are sufficient fragments or remains of the currency. |
Disclaimer: While every effort is made to ensure that
information published on the Central Bank's website is accurate, no
liability is accepted for errors or omissions. Please contact us
at centralbank@cbs.gov.ws before acting on the basis of the information
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