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Territory Information and Link

amsamoa.bmp (63070 bytes) American Samoa
"the fourth territory"

   quarter to be struck by
  the mint on
July ?, 2009

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The quarter's territory face depicts ?
Territory Date: April 17, 1900 Bits of History
Update:
This will  be the fourth quarter in the territory coin collection which will be added to the 50 state quarters program in 2009. A neat history question will be added at that time.

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In the meantime click above and learn about American Samoa.
Order: 4
Capital: Pago Pago
Largest City: Pago Pago
Nickname: "The Navigators Islands"
Island Birds: Collared Kingfisher & others
Territory Flower: Paogo (Ula-fala)
Largest Tree: Mamala (Dysoxylum samoense)
Territory Motto: "Samoa Muamua le Atua" (In Samoa, God is first)
Territory Name Origin:
Unknown: Several competing legends tell the tale of the Island's name.

Fun Territory Facts:
American Samoa has a population of 57,794. Its commposed of six islands 76.8 square miles, Tutuila is the largest and the highest point is Mount Lata on Ta'u Island at 3166 feet above sea level. It was
founded by Jacob Roggeveen, a Dutch explorer in 1722 and cedded to the United States by the High Chiefs of Tutuila. The people of American Samoa are 


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