A bright Samoan shoreline opens the note toward tourism, while Villa Vailima gives the modern tala a quieter literary depth.

Design & Symbolism

Obverse

The obverse is centred on a sandy Samoan beach, framed by bright modern colour fields, large Samoa lettering and vertical security detailing. Rather than acting as a simple scenic view, the coastal image places the 5 Tala within Samoa’s contemporary public image, where landscape and tourism form part of the country’s modern economic story.

Reverse

Villa Vailima, the former residence of Robert Louis Stevenson and now a museum, anchors the reverse beside the coat of arms of Samoa. The building brings a literary and historical layer to the note, connecting the tala series not only with island scenery, but also with the writer’s final years in Samoa and the cultural memory preserved at Vailima.

Collector’s Insight

For collectors, this 5 Tala note belongs to Samoa’s 2008-2017 modern circulation family, designed and printed by De La Rue. The 2017 variety is distinguished by the Sili Epa Tuioti and Maiava Atalina Emma Ainuu-Enari signature combination, while the windowed security thread with demetalized CBS adds an important authentication detail for the issue. Together, the beach scene and Villa Vailima place the denomination between Samoa’s modern visitor economy and a recognised literary site within the tala series.

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