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A Brief History of American Samoa
Samoa is an archipelago of islands in the southern Pacific. The Eastern portion became territory of the United States in 1899 because of the usefulness of the coaling station located there. In 1904, the coaling station was turned into a US Naval base, and in 1911, the Eastern Samoan islands were renamed ‘American Samoa’.

During the 1920s, a Mau movement attempted to protest for independence, but was suppressed, albeit with much less violence than was the case in the New Zealand administered Western Samoa.

During World War II, American Samoa was heavily garrisoned by US Marines in order to prevent the Japanese from seizing the islands, significantly affecting the local culture, making it markedly different to Western Samoa, which was heavily anglicised thanks to New Zealand influence.

Today, American Samoa remains a US territory. Residents of American Samoa are classified as US Nationals but not Citizens. As American Nationals, they have the right to live and work without restriction in the US, but are not allowed to vote in state or federal elections.

American Samoan Coins
The currency of American Samoa is the US Dollar. The territory therefore does not have its own currency, although commemorative issues are occasionally stuck with American Samoan themes. As part of the US Commemorative series of quarters featuring US Territories, American Samoa was featured on a 2009 quarter.

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American Samoan Coins

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