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1 Dollar Pope Benedict
| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Weight | 7.5 g |
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| Obverse lettering | SOMALI REPUBLIC 2006 1 DOLLAR |
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| Reverse lettering | XX . DIES IUVENUM ORBIS TERRARUM COLONIAE |
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Somalia's governmental collapse following the early 1990s civil war created a vacuum that various factions and breakaway administrations exploited to issue collector-targeted coinage with no genuine circulation mandate. This piece, referencing Benedict XVI's election in April 2005, falls squarely into that category — produced for the international numismatic market rather than Somali commerce.
The X# prefix in the reference confirms its classification as an unofficial or private issue in the Krause system.