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10 Dollars The African Monkey - Chimpanzee Head
| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Finely detailed right-facing portrait bust of a chimpanzee occupies the central field, rendered with naturalistic textural engraving of fur and facial features. A leafy olive or laurel branch extends above and behind the subject's head. The legend 'THE AFRICAN MONKEY' curves along the upper periphery, flanked by raised dot stops. The lower portion of the border bears the inscriptions '1OZ.999' to the left and '$10 FINE SILVER' to the right, separated by the denomination. |
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Somalia's 1990s wildlife coinage was produced entirely for the collector export market — the country had no functioning central government for most of the decade following the 1991 collapse of the Siad Barre regime. These pieces were authorized and contracted through external minting agencies, with Somalia's nominal issuing authority largely a legal formality.