Platinum Quarter Ounce (1/4 oz), Coin Type from Somalia (showing photos)

Platinum Quarter Ounce (1/4 oz), Coin Type from Somalia (issued 2016 - )

Coin Type	Platinum Quarter Ounce (1/4 oz)

The Somali Shilling is the official currency of Somalia. Due to inflation though, regular cash circulation in the country is handled not by coins but mostly by banknotes and foreign currency.

The country has also authorised the Bavarian Central Mint to issue bullion coins under its jurisdiction. The African Wildlife Series features a new design every year and has become very popular with collectors and bullion investors worldwide. The coins are in standard bullion sizes, including the quarter ounce of platinum format - designated as 1/4 oz Pt, where Pt is abbreviated from Platinum.

The annual designs initially featured elephants, to which an annual leopard design was added in 2018.

Obverse

Within a beaded border, the obverse of the coin displays the Coat of Arms of Somalia, featuring a shield (its blue colour indicated in "heraldic hatching" by thin horizontal lines), in the centre of which is a five-pointed star. The shield is surmounted by a decorated emblem with five heads, the with two lateral ones halved. The shield is borne from the sides by two cheetahs stepping on spears and facing each other under the lower point of the shield, along with two palm leaves, which are interlaced with a white ribbon.

Around above, the name of the country in English: SOMALI REPUBLIC. The date of issue, [year], is divided by the Coat of Arms.

Around below, the face value 200 SHILLINGS.

Obverse Inscription	SOMALI REPUBLIC [year] 200 SHILLINGS

Reverse
Various designs as listed individually below.

Reverse Inscription	AFRICAN WILDLIFE 1/4 oz PLATINUM 999.5

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

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Coin Type: Platinum Quarter Ounce (1/4 oz) - (2) Coins

Coin Name	Reverse	Obverse	Details
Platinum Quarter Ounce 2016 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9995 Platinum Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Platinum Quarter Ounce 2017 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9995 Platinum Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown

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Platinum Quarter Ounce (1/4 oz): Details

Country	Somalia
Currency	Somali Shilling
From	2016
Face Value	200 (x Shilling - Second Shilling)
Current	Yes
Material	0.9995 Platinum
Designer
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size
Mass	7.7750 g

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