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10 Shillings
| Issuer | Territory of Western Samoa Treasury |
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| Year | 1922-1959 |
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| Value | 10 Shillings (1/2) |
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| Obverse description | A central oval vignette of a tropical coastal scene with palm trees on a beach is set within a circular guilloche frame inscribed TREASURY NOTE, flanked at left and right by ornate letterpress denomination numerals reading 10/-. TEN SHILLINGS appears in large text below the central vignette, with the full territorial and legal tender legend arcing across the upper and lower margins. Two manuscript signatures at the lower edge identify the High Commissioner at left and the Financial Secretary of Western Samoa at right, with the place and date of issue reading Wellington December 22nd 1959. |
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| Variants | P#7a - 03.03.1922 P#7b - signature title left: "Minister of External Affairs for New Zealand" P#7c - signature title left: "Minister of Island Territories for New Zealand" P#7d - signature title left: "High Commissioner" |
| Comments |
Western Samoa came under New Zealand administration following the League of Nations mandate of 1920, and the Treasury notes issued under that arrangement occupied an awkward institutional position — technically local instruments, but underwritten by New Zealand's financial guarantees. Bradbury Wilkinson handled the printing throughout the series, as they did for a considerable portion of New Zealand's colonial dependencies during this period.
The 37-year date span on Pick 7 reflects multiple printings with no design change rather than continuous uninterrupted stock — a common enough practice for low-volume island territories where demand never justified a redesign.