Reference:
Pick: #11 , The Banknote Book: B302
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Description
Western Samoa. Bank of Western Samoa. 1960-1961 Provional Issues. 1 pound Type 1960-1961. Dates: varieties. Watermark: None. Dimensions: 175 x 110 mm. No security thread. Material: Paper. Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson, London. Purple on multicolor underprint. Front: Thatched hut, palm trees along beach at center. Three Signature varieties: issued note w/signature title left: "High Commissioner". a) signature title left: "High Commissioner" blocked out at lower left - "Minister of Finance" below. b) signature title: "Minister of Finance" in plate. Back: English text. Guilloche patterns. Territory of Western Samoa. Red overprint: Bank of Western Samoa / Legal Tender in Western Samoa by virtue of the Bank of Western Samoa Ordinance 1959 on older notes.