10 Tālā - Tanumafili II Diving

Tanumafili II served as co-Head of State of Samoa alongside Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole from independence in 1962, then as sole Head of State following Tamasese's death later that year — a position he held until his own death in 2007, making him the world's longest-serving head of state at the time. The 1994 issue falls within a broader Pacific commemorative series that the Central Bank produced through the early 1990s, largely targeting the collector market rather than circulation.