Samoa

 
Last update: 15 July 2025

 

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Date of
first issue
Date of
last issue
Type Description Remarks
  Western Samoa         former Western Samoa (link)
untill July 1997
1 Apr 1997 Mar 2000 car 12345
(14870-17581)
AUS dies
2 Apr 1997 Mar 2000 mc 123
(788-799)
motorcycle
McDougall
3 Apr 1997 Mar 2000 taxi T 1234
(3472-3715)
taxi
McDougall
4 Apr 1997 Mar 2000 bus MO 12345
(10530)
motor omnibus
McDougall
5 Apr 1997 Mar 2000 govt G/O/V/T 12345
(10034-10218)
government
McDougall
             
  Samoa July 1997       name change to Samoa
             
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16339
Apr 2000
2007
2007
2007
2007
2009
car 1234
(0927-16000)
(16001-16211)
(16339-)
 
Penina ole Pasefika
(pearl of the Pacific)
McDougall
Mar 2005 #14000
16001 slim line series
NPCC37
May 2007 # 16339
NPCC37
7 Apr 2000 Dec 2010 mc MC 123
(167-377)
motorcycle
McDougall
8
slim line
Apr 2000
2007
2007
Dec 2010
taxi T 1234
(515-2104)
(2537)
taxi
Brumby
later slimline dies
 
9 Apr 2000 Dec 2010 hire R 123
(099-615)
rental
McDougall
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Apr 2000
July 2003
Sept 2009
July 2003
Sept 2009
Dec 2010
bus M/O 123
(066-250)
(251-390)
(391-490)
motor omnibus
McDougall
2nd series, no dash
NPCC37
3rd series
Trevor
11

Apr 2000 Dec 2010 govt many (100+) government, here the
Electric Power Corporation
Brumby
P
rime Minister
slimline 2007?
Fire and Emergency Services Authority slimline 2007?
Trevor



 

12 Apr 2000 Dec 2010 govt POL 12
(20)
police car
Brumby
13 Apr 2000 Dec 2010 govt POL 12
(04)
police motorcycle
McDougall
14 Apr 2000 Dec 2010 CD DC 12
(13-113)
diplomatic
McDougall
15 Apr 2000 Dec 2010 dlr D 123 dealer
Brumby
             
  driving Sept 2009       changing to driving on the left
             
16 2009
2010
Dec 2010 car 12345
(21214-22470)
NZ dies
McDougall
 
17 2009
2010
Dec 2010 govt CBS 12 Central bank of Samoa
McDougall
             
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Jan 2011 now car 12345
(0220-13917)
Penina ole Pasefika
(pearl of the Pacific)
NZ dies
370x130mm
Gordon
Trevor
2019 33749
2021 38647
19 Jan 2011 now mc MC 123
(69-204)
motorcycle
260x100mm
Francoplaque
20 Jan 2011 now taxi T 123
(100-4702)
taxi
Europlate
21 Jan 2011 now hire R 123
(010-911)
rental
McDougall
22 Jan 2011 now bus MO 123
(100-404)
motor omnibus
Francoplaque
23

Jan 2011 now govt many (100+) Fire and Emergency Services Authority
Trevor
National Health Service
Trevor
President
Francoplaque
 
24 Jan 2011 now govt LTA government motorcycle
Land Transport Authority
Europlate
25 Jan 2011 now CD DC 123
(001-058)
diplomatic
Francoplaque
26 Jan 2011 now govt POL 12
(25-41)
police car
Francoplaque
27 Jan 2011 now dlr D 123
(001-018)
dealer
Francoplaque
28 P Jan 2011 now tr 123 P
(001-018)
trailer
29 Jan 2011 now other EM 123
(0082)
earth moving
McDougall
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