Samoa new notes (B113a – B118a) confirmed

5 tala (US$1.95) 

Red. Front: English and Samoan text; beach. Back: English and Samoan text; Robert Louis Stevenson’s former house (current residence of head of state) in Vailima; coat of arms. Windowed security thread with demetalized CBS. Watermark: Malietoa Tanumafili II, electrotype CBS, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 139 x 71 mm. Paper.

10 tala (US$3.95)
Blue. Front: English and Samoan text; rugby team being crowned champions at the IRB Hong Kong Sevens in 2007. Back: English and Samoan text; Samoan school children on their way to school; coat of arms. Windowed security thread with demetalized CBS. Watermark: Malietoa Tanumafili II, electrotype CBS, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 139 x 71 mm. Paper.

20 tala (US$7.90)
Yellow. Front: English and Samoan text; cascading Sinaloa waterfall in south-central Savaii. Back: English and Samoan text; manumea (national bird) and Teuila (national flower); coat of arms. Windowed security thread with demetalized CBS. Watermark: Malietoa Tanumafili II, electrotype CBS plus Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 139 x 71 mm. Paper.

50 tala (US$19.75)
Purple. Front: English and Samoan text; government building at Matagialalua. Back: English and Samoan text; Central Bank of Samoa building; coat of arms. Optiks security thread. Watermark: Malietoa Tanumafili II, electrotype CBS. Printer: (De La Rue). 139 x 71 mm. Paper.

100 tala (US$39.50)
Green. Front: English and Samoan text; Malietoa Tanumafili II. Back: English and Samoan text; Mulivai Catholic Cathedral; coat of arms. Optiks security thread. Watermark: Malietoa Tanumafili II, electrotype CBS. Printer: (De La Rue). 139 x 71 mm. Paper.

Replacement notes: Prefix ZZ.

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