Silver Ounce (1 oz), Bullion, Coin Type from Somalia (showing photos)

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

Coin Type	Silver 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

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
Various designs as listed individually below.

Reverse Inscription	AFRICAN WILDLIFE 1 oz Ag 999.9

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

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

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Royal Mint

Coin Type: Silver Ounce (1 oz), Bullion - (50) Coins

Coin Name	Reverse	Obverse	Details
Silver Ounce 2004 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 33,000
Silver Ounce 2005 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 33,000
Silver Ounce 2006 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 33,000
Silver Ounce 2007 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 33,000
Silver Ounce 2008 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 35,000
Silver Ounce 2009 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 130,000
Silver Ounce 2010 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 120,000
Silver Ounce 2011 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 170,000
Silver Ounce 2012 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 80,000
Silver Ounce 2013 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 130,000
Silver Ounce 2013 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2014 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 226,206
Silver Ounce 2014 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Ounce 2015 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 338,250
Silver Ounce 2015 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,500
Silver Ounce 2016 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Ounce 2016 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2017 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Ounce 2017 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2017 African Wildlife - Elephant, ANA			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2018 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Ounce 2018 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2018 African Wildlife - Elephant, Anniversary Edition			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 15,000
Silver Ounce 2018 African Wildlife - Elephant, ANA			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2018 African Wildlife - Leopard			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 40,000
Silver Ounce 2019 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Ounce 2019 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2019 African Wildlife - Elephant, ANA			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2019 African Wildlife - Leopard			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 40,000
Silver Ounce 2020 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Ounce 2020 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2020 African Wildlife - Leopard			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 40,000
Silver Ounce 2021 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Ounce 2021 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2021 African Wildlife - Elephant, ANA			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2021 African Wildlife - Leopard			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 40,000
Silver Ounce 2022 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Ounce 2022 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2022 African Wildlife - Elephant, ANA			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2022 African Wildlife - Leopard			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 40,000
Silver Ounce 2023 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Ounce 2023 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2023 African Wildlife - Elephant, ANA			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2023 African Wildlife - Leopard			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 40,000
Silver Ounce 2024 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Ounce 2024 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2024 African Wildlife - Elephant, ANA			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000
Silver Ounce 2024 African Wildlife - Leopard			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 40,000
Silver Ounce 2025 African Wildlife - Elephant			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: unknown
Silver Ounce 2025 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief			Material: 0.9999 Silver Mint: Bavarian Central Mint Mintage: 1,000

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Wild Winds Ancient Coins

Silver Ounce (1 oz), Bullion: Details

Country	Somalia
Currency	Somali Shilling
From	2004
Face Value	100 (x Shilling - Second Shilling)
Current	Yes
Material	0.9999 Silver
Designer
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	38.6000 mm
Thickness	3.2000 mm
Mass	31.1030 g

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