Silver Ounce (1 oz), Bullion, Coin Type from Somalia - detailed information

Silver Ounce (1 oz), Bullion, Coin Type from Somalia (issued 2004 - )
Coin TypeSilver Ounce (1 oz), Bullion

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, started in 1999 for Zambia and continued since 2004 for Somalia, features a new design every year and has become very popular with collectors and bullion investors worldwide. The coins are in standard bullion sizes, such as one ounce of silver - designated as 1 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
Somalia / Silver Ounce (1 oz), Bullion - obverse photo

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 100 SHILLINGS.

Obverse Inscription SOMALI REPUBLIC [year] 100 SHILLINGS
Reverse
Somalia / Silver Ounce (1 oz), Bullion - reverse photo

Various designs as listed individually below.

Reverse Inscription AFRICAN WILDLIFE 1 oz Ag 999.9
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

For other coins and bullion products of the same size, see also:
- Australia silver ounce (legal tender) and silver ounce private bullion
- Austria silver ounce - Vienna Philharmonic
- Chad silver ounce
- Congo (Democratic Republic) silver ounce
- Cook Islands silver ounce (NCLT) and silver ounce legal tender bullion
- Ghana silver ounce
- Mexico silver ounce (including the 1oz silver Libertad)
- New Zealand silver ounce (NCLT) and silver ounce private bullion
- Niue (a New Zealand territory), silver ounce (NCLT) and silver ounce legal tender bullion
- Palau silver ounce
- Rwanda silver ounce
- Saint Helena silver ounce (NCLT) and silver ounce legal tender bullion
- Samoa silver ounce (NCLT) and silver ounce legal tender bullion
- South Africa silver ounce (including the 1oz silver Krugerrand)
- Tokelau silver ounce (NCLT) and silver ounce legal tender bullion
- Tuvalu silver ounce
- United Kingdom silver ounce (legal tender) and silver ounce private bullion

Coin Type: Silver Ounce (1 oz), Bullion - (49) Coins
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Silver Ounce (1 oz), Bullion: Details
CountrySomalia
CurrencySomali Shilling
From2004
Face Value100 (x Shilling - Second Shilling)
CurrentYes
Material0.9999 Silver
Designer
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size38.6000 mm
Thickness3.2000 mm
Mass31.1030 g