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50 Shillings (10th Anniversary of Independence)
- Country:
- Somalia
- Series:
- 1970 - 2nd Gold Series
- Catalog codes:
- Col:SO-000325, WCC:km17
- Themes:
- Anniversaries and Jubilees | Ceramics | Coats of Arms | Stylized Figures / Persons
- Issued on:
- 1970
- Last issue date:
- 1970
- Mints:
- Mint of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Composition:
- Gold
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Coin alignment ↑O↓
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 7 grams
- Diameter:
- 24.5 mm
- Face value:
- 50 Sh - Somali shilling
- Known mintage:
- 8,000
- Composition Details:
- 900/1000 Gold .2025 oz. AGW, 100/1000 copper900/1000 Gold .2025 oz. AGW, 100/1000 copper
- Score:
- 100% Accuracy: Very Low
- Related items:
- 1 (See)
- Description:
- Front: Upper body male figure (right) carring bowl
legend: (value, upper-left in Italian) SCELLINGI
(lower-left, in English) 50 SHILLINGS
(lower-right, value in Arabic) ٥٠ شلن صومالي
Back: Coat of arms (10 October 1956)
between (period years, left) 1960 and (right) 1970
(above, arced state name in Arabic) الصومالية
الجمهورية الديمقراطية (al-Jumhūrīyah ad-Dīmuqrāṭīyah aṣ-Ṣūmālīyah)
(below, subject in Arabic) ذكرى العاشرة لاستقلال
legend: (above state name in Italian)
REPUBBLICA DEMOCRATICA SOMALA
(below, subject in Italian) X ANNIVERSÀRIO INDIPENDENZA
Edge: G - grained, type: bars
Formerly known as: km9 - Buy Now: