Gold Half Gram 2024 African Wildlife - Leopard, Coin from Somalia - detailed information

Gold Half Gram 2024 African Wildlife - Leopard, Coin from Somalia
CoinGold Half Gram 2024 African Wildlife - Leopard

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 mini-coin half gram of gold format - designated as 0.5 g Au, where Au is abbreviated from Aurum, the Latin word for gold.

This coin is part of the African Wildlife bullion coin series by the Bavarian Central Mint, and features the Leopard.

The Leopard (Panthera pardus) is a loner common in Africa and Asia, and belongs to the most graceful and powerful big cats on earth, along with the lion, tiger and jaguar. It is an excellent climber and, unlike most other big cats, can also climb down head first. Its excellent climbing ability also benefits the leopard in securing its prey - it often drags hunted animals up into trees several meters high, where lions and hyenas can no longer reach them.

MintBavarian Central Mint Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage 6,000
Obverse
Somalia / Gold Half Gram 2024 African Wildlife - Leopard - 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, 2024, is divided by the Coat of Arms.

Around below, the face value 20 SHILLINGS.

Obverse Inscription SOMALI REPUBLIC 2024 20 SHILLINGS
Reverse
Somalia / Gold Half Gram 2024 African Wildlife - Leopard - reverse photo

At centre, the reverse of the coin shows a mother leopard and her cub, standing on rocks.

Around above, the name of the coin series: AFRICAN WILDLIFE.

Around below, · LEOPARD and the precious metal content · 0.5 g Au 999.9 · (half gram of 99.99% gold).

Reverse Inscription AFRICAN WILDLIFE · LEOPARD · 0.5 g Au 999.9 ·
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Finish: proof.
Packaging: in coin capsule.

Mintage includes 5,000 individual coins, plus 1,000 in sets.

Included in Set
Wildlife Collection 2024 Gold Half Gram Coins, mintage 1,000
3 coins: 1/2 g Gold, Somalia, African Wildlife - Elephant, 1/2 g Gold, Somalia, African Wildlife - Leopard, 1/2 g Gold, Congo, World's Wildlife - Peregrine Falcon
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Gold Half Gram 2024 African Wildlife - Leopard: Details
CountrySomalia
CurrencySomali Shilling
PeriodSecond Shilling (1990 - present)
Coin TypeGold Half Gram (0.5 g)
Issued2024
SymbolCoat of Arms of Somalia
Face Value20 (x Shilling - Second Shilling)
Total Mintage6,000
CurrentYes
Material0.9999 Gold
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size11.0000 mm
Thickness0.3900 mm
Mass0.5000 g
OCC IDWMRA-EQPC-KQLX-OYPL
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Copyright: EMK
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