Tala or Samoa Dollar (Tala) = 100 sene. Notes are in denominations of Tala100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 2. Coins are in denominations of Tala1, and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 sene.

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.

American Express, Cirrus, MasterCard and Visa are accepted on a limited basis. The banks listed above have ATMs at many of their branches throughout Samoa.

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.

There are no restrictions on the import of local or foreign currency. Export of local currency is prohibited. Export of foreign currency is limited to the amount imported.

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