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10 Tālā - Tanumafili II WWF
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Currency | Tala (1967-date) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | • WORLD WILDLIFE FUND 25th ANNIVERSARY • 1986 |
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The WWF's 25th anniversary in 1986 prompted a wave of conservation-themed commemoratives from Pacific island nations, many issued primarily for the collector market with minimal domestic circulation. Samoa's contribution honored the tooth-billed pigeon, a ground-feeding bird endemic to Samoa that had been hunted close to extinction and remained critically vulnerable throughout the 1980s.
Tanumafili II, who co-headed state with Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV until the latter's death in 1983, was the sole O le Ao o le Malo by this issue date.