10 Tālā - Tanumafili II Comte de la Perouse

Obverse description	The central device depicts the Coat of Arms of Samoa, featuring a quartered shield bearing the Southern Cross constellation of five stars in the lower portion and a stylized palm tree above the waves in the upper portion, surmounted by a cross pattée. The shield is encircled by a globe and flanked by two laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon scroll bearing the national motto FA'AVAE I LE ATUA SAMOA. The country name SAMOA I SISIFO arcs along the upper legend, while the denomination $10 appears prominently in the lower field.
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Reverse description	The reverse presents a finely detailed neoclassical scene depicting the French explorer Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de La Pérouse (1741–1788), shown standing in naval uniform at left, consulting a terrestrial globe alongside a seated figure representing King Louis XVI of France at right. Draped curtains flank both figures, and a full-rigged sailing ship is rendered in the upper field above a stylized sea horizon. The date 1994 appears to the right of the ship, while the birth and death years 1741-1788 are inscribed in the lower central field. The legend COMTE DE LA PÉROUSE curves along the lower border.
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Reverse lettering	1994 1741-1788 COMTE DE LA PÉROUSE
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