Silver Five Ounces (5 oz), Coin Type from Somalia (showing photos)

Silver Five Ounces (5 oz), Coin Type from Somalia (issued 2017 - )

Coin Type	Silver Five Ounces (5 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 a very large five ounces of silver format - designated as 5 oz Ag, where Ag is abbreviated from Argentum, the Latin word for silver.

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 500 SHILLINGS.

Obverse Inscription	SOMALI REPUBLIC [year] 500 SHILLINGS

Reverse
Various designs as listed individually below.

Reverse Inscription	AFRICAN WILDLIFE 5 oz Ag 999.9

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes

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Coin Type: Silver Five Ounces (5 oz) - (8) Coins

Coin Name	Reverse	Obverse	Details
Silver Five Ounces 2017 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Five Ounces 2018 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Five Ounces 2019 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Five Ounces 2020 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Five Ounces 2021 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Five Ounces 2022 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Five Ounces 2023 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Five Ounces 2024 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown

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Silver Five Ounces (5 oz): Details

Country	Somalia
Currency	Somali Shilling
From	2017
Face Value	500 (x Shilling - Second Shilling)
Current	Yes
Material	0.9999 Silver
Designer
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	65.0000 mm
Thickness	5.0000 mm
Mass	155.5170 g

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Silver Five Ounces (5 oz), Coin Type from Somalia - detailed information