| Coin | Silver Ounce 2015 African Wildlife - Elephant, High Relief |
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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.
This coin is part of the African Wildlife bullion coin series by the Bavarian Central Mint, and features the Elephant.
It is the High Relief version of the annual design and is thicker and with smaller diameter than the regular bullion coins; it also has a plain edge whereas bullion coins have a milled (reeded) edge. |
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| Obverse | |
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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, 2015, is divided by the Coat of Arms.
Around below, the face value 100 SHILLINGS. |
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At centre, the reverse of the coin shows two African elephants - mother ("cow") and baby ("calf") walking through the savanna, with trees and birds in the background.
Around above, the name of the coin series: AFRICAN WILDLIFE.
Around below, · ELEPHANT and the precious metal content · 1 oz Ag 999 · (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
AFRICAN WILDLIFE · ELEPHANT · 1 oz Ag 999 · |
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| Edge | Plain | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, high relief, concave surface.
Packaging: in wooden box, with Certificate of Authenticity.
Mintage includes 1,000 plain coins and 500 with a selectively gilded reverse. |
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