Samoa - Money

Currency & Money

Currency information:

Tala or Samoa Dollar (WST; symbol St$) = 100 sene. Notes are in denominations of St$100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 2. Coins are in denominations of St$1, and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 sene.

Credit cards:

American Express, Cirrus, MasterCard and Visa are accepted on a limited basis. ATMs are located in and around Apia and on Savai'i.

ATM:

ATMs are located in and around Apia and on Savai'i.

Travellers cheques:

Accepted in major hotels, banks and tourist shops. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.

Banking hours:

Mon-Fri 0900-1500; some banks open Sat 0900-1200 and may have slightly longer opening hours.

Currency restriction:

There are no restrictions on the import and export of foreign currencies. The import of local currency is unlimited but the export of local currency is prohibited.

Currency exchange:

Available at the airport or through banks. There are four banks in Samoa: ANZ Bank Samoa Ltd, the National Bank of Samoa, Samoa Commercial Bank and Westpac.

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