Why are some Samoa 1 Tālā coins listed as 1 Dollar?

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces26570.html
For this coin (and several other coins of Samoa) the name of the coin is "1 Tālā - Tanumafili II" but the face value is "1 Dollar". For some other coins with the same denomination the face value is "1 Tālā".

Is there there a reason for the distinction? Is there any reason not to convert the face values to 1 Tālā?

Currently if you use advanced search on face value two searches are required to find all of the coins, and I was confused for a while about why I couldn't find the coins I wanted.

Ten coins "1 Tālā" (same as "1 Tala"):
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?mode=avance&p=1&l=samoa&r=T%C4%81l%C4%81&e=samoa&d=&ru=&i=&ca=3&no=&se=&v=1+T%C4%81l%C4%81&m=&a=&t=&dg=&w=&u=&f=&g=&c=&wi=&sw=&tb=y&tc=y&tn=y&tp=y&tt=y&te=y&cat=y
35 coins "1 Dollar":
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?mode=avance&p=1&l=&r=&e=samoa&d=&ru=&i=&ca=3&no=&se=&v=1+Dollar&m=&a=&t=&dg=&w=&u=&f=&g=&c=&wi=&sw=&tb=y&tc=y&tn=y&tp=y&tt=y&te=y&cat=y

(Removing the "1" there are 69 for Tālā and 40 for Dollar.)

That is strange as ever heading of each individual coin states 1 Tala.
Not one, that I have looked at has an actual listing as 1 Dollar
It may be because of the '$', but then, this symbol is used in other countries but not called dollar.

When looking at the information on the right hand side it does, in some of the coins state 1 Dollar.

Personally, I think this is an error and should be corrected. Not sure how these coins are listed in Krause. Error might even from there.

Thanks for the reply. We can't blame Krause for this, all the coins are listed as Tala.

In Schön the start of the country listing says "100 Cents (Sene) = 1 Samoanischer Dollar (Tala)" but all the coin listings are in Tala.

I did find a reference to some 2020 "1/2 dollar" "collector coins" from Samoa, but nothing earlier. (My translation of "collector coin" is "not a coin".) https://en.ucoin.net/catalog/?country=samoa&period=405&type=3

I'll probably start proposing some edits to make the listings consistent using Tālā.

I think this stems from the fact that it's a transliteration of dollar and cents as well as that it was pegged to the Australian dollar.

The word 'Tala' is actually derived from the German 'Thaler'.

Until fairly recently, the Tala was also known as the Western Samoan Dollar, due to the use of the Dollar sign - like the Malaysian Ringgit was also known as the Malaysian Dollar until the early 1993.

Even today, the Tala's currency code is 'WST' - as what is now known as the Independent State of Samoa was officially called 'Western Samoa' until 1997. Even today, this country is still commonly known as 'Western Samoa' to distinguish it from American Samoa.

Malietoa Tanumafili II's name is exactly that - as the 'Malietoa' part of his name is actually a hereditary chiefly title & must be included with 'Tanumafili II' - in accordance with tradition for Samoan chiefs (called 'Matai' in the Samoan language).

Both Western Samoa & New Zealand changed to decimal currency on the same date - 10th. of July 1967.

Aidan.

Cita: "bjherbison"Why are some Samoa 1 Tālā coins listed as 1 Dollar?

​Ignorance.

All "Dollar" denominations will be replaced.