Brief Western Samoa History
Western Samoa is, or was, a group of islands in the South Pacific, halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. It was a German protectorate until 1914. It was then occupied by New Zealand until 1962, when it became the first Polynesian nation to regain independence. There are two main islands.
In 1997, Western Samoa dropped the "Western" part of its name to become simply Samoa.
This page relates purely to coins of Western Samoa.

Western Samoan Gold Coins
Western Samoa only issued its first coins in 1967, and its first gold coins did not follow until 1976. Like the proverbial buses, you wait over 80 years for a Western Samoa gold coin, then two come along at once.
In 1967, Western Samoa issued two different 100 tala gold coins, one celebrates the bicentennial of American independence, the other commemorates the Montreal Olympic Games.

Talas and Senes
The Samoan coinage is denominated in Tala which derives from dollar and thaler, and is subdivided into sene, which also derives from the words cent and centime.

Proof Gold Coins
Technical Specifications

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Fineness	Gold Content
100 Talas 1976	28	15.5500	.9170	.4583
100 Talas 1981 -	28	7.5000	.9170	.2211

Prices & Availability
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The prices quoted in the US $ column may be out of date due to currency fluctuations.

Date	Denomination	Description	Grade	Mintage	Availability	Price £	Price $
1976	100 Tala	Bicentenary of American Independence	Proof, about FDC	2,000	Yes	£199	$390
1981	100 Tala	International Year of Disabled Persons	Uncirculated	250	Yes	£See Page	$See Page
1984	100 Tala	Olympic Games	Proof, about FDC	500	Yes	£150	$299
1990	100 Tala	Save the Children Fund	Proof	3,000	Yes	£See Page	$See Page

Coins Wanted
We make an active market in almost all world coins, gold or otherwise, including Western Samoan gold coins. If you have any of these coins to sell, please contact us, or post them to us for appraisal and offer.