{"id":51289,"date":"2026-09-21T15:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T22:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=51289"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T22:45:00","slug":"samoa-new-100-tala-polymer-note-b131a-confirmed-duplicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=51289","title":{"rendered":"Samoa new 100-tala polymer numismatic product (BNP132) reportedly introduced on 10.09.2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This 100-tala note commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II. While the note is legal tender, only 20,000 notes were produced, and members of the public were restricted to obtaining only two notes at face value with explicit instructions not to use in everyday commerce. The bulk of the notes are sold at a premium to international collectors through PBN Currency Solutions, with 1,000 notes packaged in a special commemorative folder, and 125 sheets of uncut blocks of 8 notes each also available for sale.
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BNP132<\/strong> (PNL): 100 tala<\/strong> (US$37)
Green, yellow, blue, and black. Front (vertical): English and Samoan text; traditional Lapita patterns; Immaculate Conception Cathedral; Samoan coat of arms; three portriats of Elizabeth; Samoan forest scene; green sea turtle; two men in outrigger canoe; Samoan plumeria flower; QEII cypher. Back (vertical): English and Samoan text; traditional Lapita patterns; Samoan plumeria flower; Fuipisia Falls on the island of Upolu; QEII, Prince Philip, and Malietoa Tanumafili II during 1977 visit; \u201cDe Arend\u201d (the Eagle), flagship of Dutch explorer, Jacob Roggeveen; ruins of London Missionary Society church in Sale\u2019aula lava field on Savai\u2019i. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (Royal Joh. Ensched\u00e9). 140 x 72 mm. Polymer (PolySecure by Q&T Hi-Tech Polymer, Vietnam).
a. 2026. Sig. 8: Va\u2019ai\/Ainuu-Enari. Prefix QEII. Intro: 10.09.2026.

Courtesy of Dennis Zammit, Nikolajs Cerps, Don Ludwig, and Stane Straus (polymernotes.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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