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1 Sene - Tanumafili II

Issuer Samoa
Year 1967
Type Standard circulation coin
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Reverse description The numeral '1' appears prominently in the centre of the field, flanked by the split denomination legend 'SE' to the left and 'NE' to the right, together reading 'SENE'. Five five-pointed stars arranged in the pattern of the Southern Cross constellation are displayed above and around the numeral. The entire central device is enclosed within a wreath of laurel branches joined at the base, and the date '1967' is inscribed along the upper rim above the stars.
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Mintage 1967 - - 500,000
1967 - Proof - 15,000
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Samoa's 1967 coinage marked the first issue under the nation's post-independence decimal system, replacing the New Zealand pound-based currency that had circulated during the UN Trust Territory period. Tanumafili II, who co-headed the state alongside Malietoa Tanumafili II's fellow paramount chief Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole until the latter's death in 1963, had by this issue become sole O le Ao o le Malo — head of state for life.

The series was struck at the Royal Mint. Tanumafili II would hold office until his death in 2007, giving this inaugural issue a remarkably long reign association by any standard.