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1 Sene - Tanumafili II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Samoa |
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| Year | 1974-1996 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Tanumafili II held the position of O le Ao o le Malo — Head of State — from Samoan independence in 1962 until his death in 2007, making him one of the longest-serving heads of state in the Pacific. Unlike most constitutional monarchies, his role was life-tenure rather than hereditary; the position became fully elected by the Legislative Assembly after his death. This coin's 22-year production run reflects that unusual political continuity — the same portrait, the same authority, no succession to prompt a redesign.