Samoan tala
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| ISO 4217 Code | WST |
| User(s) | Samoa |
| Inflation | 4% |
| Source | The World Factbook, 2001 est. |
| Subunit | |
| 1/100 | sene |
| Symbol | WS$ (sometimes SAT, ST or T) |
| Coins | 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 sene, 1 tala |
| Banknotes | 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 tala |
| Central bank | Central Bank of Samoa |
| Website | www.cbs.gov.ws |
The tala is the currency of Samoa. It is divided into 100 sene. The names are Samoan equivalents of the English dollar and cent.
The tala was introduced in 1967. Until that time, Samoa had used the pound, with coins from New Zealand and its own banknotes. The tala replaced the pound at a rate of 2 tala = 1 pound, and was therefore equal to the New Zealand dollar. The tala remained equal to the New Zealand dollar until 1975.
The symbol WS$ is usually used for the tala[1], though SAT[2], ST[3] and T[4] also appear to be in use as well. Sometimes figures are written with the dollar sign in front and "tala" afterwards—e.g. $100 tala[5] [6].
Contents |
[edit] Coins
- 1 sene
- 2 sene
- 5 sene
- 10 sene
- 20 sene
- 50 sene
- 1 tala
[edit] Banknotes
- 2 tala (polymer)
- 5 tala
- 10 tala
- 20 tala
- 50 tala
- 100 tala
New paper notes of 5-100 tala were introduced in late 2005, making it unlikely that polymer notes will be introduced in the near future.
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.visitsamoa.ws/samoa/export/sites/STA/travinfo/money.html
- ^ http://www.samoarealty.ws/commercial_properties/top_cp.htm
- ^ http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/pacific/samoa?a=facts
- ^ http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/currency_table.html
- ^ http://www.cbs.gov.ws/currency/collectables/
- ^ http://www.samoarealty.ws/commercial_properties/top_cp.htm
