| Issuer | Samoa |
| Year | 1969 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 1 Tala |
| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 27.2 g |
| Dimensions | 38.8 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Augustus Saint-Gaudens |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#8 |
| Obverse description | Arms of Western Samoa with name, date, and denomination |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | SAMOA I SISIFO 19 69 FA AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA $1 |
| Reverse description | Robert Louis Stevenson, seated, writing, facing left, his dates and places of birth and death above left, surrounded by legend |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON EDINBURGH ★ 1850 VAILIMA ✠ 1894 TUSITALA |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1969 - - 25 000 1969 - Proof - 1 500 |
| Catalog ID | 8311584860 |
| Comments |
