| Coin | Silver Ounce 2019 African Wildlife - Elephant, ANA |
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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 a special edition for the 2019 World's Fair of Money in Chicago organised by the American Numismatic Association (ANA), and has a special privy mark and the design for the next year's issue of the series. |
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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, 2019, is divided by the Coat of Arms.
Around below, the face value 100 SHILLINGS. |
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| Reverse | |
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At centre, the reverse of the coin shows two African elephants facing each other; in the background, grassy savanna and a view towards Mt Kilimanjaro (which is in Tanzania).
Above left, an oval privy mark which shows "Cloud Gate" (or "The Bean") - a sculpture located in Millennium Park in Chicago; above the sculpture, the year 2019; below it, on two lines ANA CHICAGO.
Around above, the name of the coin series: AFRICAN WILDLIFE.
Around below, · ELEPHANT and the precious metal content · 1 oz Ag 999.9 · (one troy ounce of 99.99% silver). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
AFRICAN WILDLIFE · ELEPHANT · 1 oz Ag 999.9 · 2019 ANA CHICAGO |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated.
Packaging: in presentation box, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. |
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| See also |
Coins in the African Wildlife series issued for Somalia in 2019 include:
- 5 oz Gold, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 1 oz Gold, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 1 oz Gold, African Wildlife - Elephant, Special ANA Edition 2019
- 1 oz Gold, African Wildlife - Leopard, 2019
- 1/2 oz Gold, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 1/4 oz Gold, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 1/10 oz Gold, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 1/25 oz Gold, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 1/50 oz Gold, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, African Wildlife - Leopard, 2019
- 1 kg Silver, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 10 oz Silver, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 5 oz Silver, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 2 oz Silver, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 1 oz Silver, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 1 oz Silver High Relief, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 1 oz Silver, African Wildlife - Elephant, ANA Special Edition 2019
- 1 oz Silver, African Wildlife - Leopard, 2019
- 1/2 oz Silver, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 1/4 oz Silver, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
- 1/10 oz Silver, African Wildlife - Elephant, 2019
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