| Issuer | Samoa |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 1 Tala |
| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 27.22 g |
| Dimensions | 38.74 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | George James Berry |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#28, Schön#28 |
| Obverse description | National arms, denomination below. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | SAMOA I SISIFO
FAAVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA
$ 1 (Translation: Western Samoa God be the Foundation of Samoa) |
| Reverse description | Map of the first plane flight across the Pacific Ocean and portrait of Charles Kingsford Smith facing left, signature and date below. |
| Reverse script | Latin, Latin (cursive) |
| Reverse lettering | FIRST PACIFIC FLIGHT U.S.A. 1928 HAWAII SAMOA FIJI AUSTRALIA N.Z. CKingsfordSmith JB 1978 |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1978 - - 20 000 |
| Catalog ID | 1098666170 |
| Comments |
