Timeline

• 15.06.1901
• Ordinance on the introduction of the German Reichsmark; effective 01.08.1887:
  - Foreign gold coins remained current at: 1 British Pound = 20.42 German Reichsmark, 20 US Dollars = 83.80 German Reichsmark
  - Foreign silver coins remained tolerated for two years at: 1 British Shilling = 1 German Reichsmark, 1 US Dollar = 4 German Reichsmark.
• 05.07.1911
• Proclamation of the German colonial monetary order of 01.02.1905; effective 01.08.1911
  - British and US-American gold coins remained current at a rate of 1 British Pound = 20.42 German Reichsmark and 20 US Dollars = 83.80 German Reichsmark.

Timeline

• 07.12.1921
• New Zealand law [Samoa Act, No. 16] on the establishment of the Western Samoa mandate territory; §27-33 establish the Samoan Treasury; effective 01.04.1922.
  - 10.04.1922: Ordinance [Samoa Treasury Amendment Order], amending (?) the act; effective immediately (?)
• 13.06.1925
• Start of issuance of treasury notes (unissued specimens exist with date of 03.03.1922) denominated as "Pound Sterling", which were circulating beside British notes and coins.
  - 06.08.1948: Start of issuance of treasury notes denominated as "Pound" ("Sterling" dropped).
• ??.02.1959
• Law [Bank of Western Samoa Ordinance, No. 1] on the establishment of the Bank of Western Samoa as government-owned bank with issuance privilege for paper money; effective upon constitution of the bank on 01.04.1959

Valuation Regimes

• 1922-1948
• Fixed rate against British Pound (it is not clear if Samoa devaluated together with New Zealand in 1933)
• 1948-1967
• Fixed rate against New Zealand Pound

Timeline

• ??.??.1966
• Law [Decimal Currency Act, No. 3] on the introduction of a decimal currency; effective 10.07.1967
• 10.07.1967
• Start of currency exchange:
  - 10.07.1967: Start of issuance of the new currency
  - 31.05.1968: Demonetization of the former currency in New Zealand, probably including Samoa (subsidiary coins remained tolerated).
• 30.12.1974
• Law [Monetary Board of (Western) Samoa Act, No. 17] on the establishment of the Monetary Board as financial supervisory institution; effective upon constitution of the board on 19.04.1975
• 16.06.1980
• Start of issuance of paper money by the Monetary Board, the Bank of Western Samoa remained acting agent for the handling of the notes.
  - 30.06.1981: Demonetization of the Bank of Western Samoa notes.
• 25.02.1984
• Law [Central Bank Act, No. 20] on the establishment of the Central Bank of Samoa; effective upon constitution of the bank on 01.05.1984.
  - 01.12.1984: Central Bank took over the handling of the paper money from the Bank of Western Samoa.

Valuation Regimes

• 1967
• Fixed rate against New Zealand Dollar
• 1967-1975
• Fixed rate against US Dollar
• 1975-
• Variable rate (1975-1985: peg to an identical currency basket as New Zealand but with varying parity, therefore in fact fixed against New Zealand Dollar)