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10 Shillings FAO
| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 1999-2002 |
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| Value | 10 Shillings (10 Shilin) (10 SOS) |
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| Obverse description | The Somali national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a crowned heraldic shield bearing a five-pointed star, supported on either side by leopards rampant. Crossed spears and a palm frond appear beneath the shield as base charges. The denomination numeral '10' is shown in the lower field. The circular legend reads 'REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA' along the upper periphery, with 'SHILLINGS' to the left and 'SCELLINI' to the right. |
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| Reverse lettering | FAO XXI CENTURY 2000 FOOD SECURITY |
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The FAO coin program, launched in 1968, commissioned member nations to issue coins bearing agricultural themes as a soft-power campaign to raise awareness of food security — Somalia participated across several decades despite the country's government collapsing entirely in 1991. These pieces were struck well into the warlord period, when no functioning central bank existed to actually distribute them.