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1 Dollar Queen Mother - Parade
| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | The Somali national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a heraldic shield bearing horizontal lines and a central five-pointed star, supported by two leopards rampant as supporters on either side. Below the shield, crossed spears and two palm fronds are rendered in relief, tied with a ribbon. The circular legend reads 'SOMALI REPUBLIC' along the upper periphery and 'ONE DOLLAR' along the lower periphery, both in raised Latin capitals. A continuous beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Somalia's use of foreign royalty as a coin subject has nothing to do with any political or historical relationship between the two states — it reflects instead the country's near-total institutional collapse by 2002, when the Transitional National Government lacked the infrastructure to produce coinage domestically and licensed designs almost entirely for the international collector market. The Queen Mother died in March of that year at age 101, which prompted a wave of commemorative issues from dozens of unrelated sovereignties.