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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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| Reverse description | A finely detailed dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) is depicted in profile, standing and facing right, rendered in naturalistic style and occupying the central field. The legend 'FAO' appears prominently in the upper field above the animal. The circular peripheral legend reads 'XXI CENTURY' to the left and 'FOOD SECURITY' to the right, with the date '2000' inscribed along the lower rim, separated by a dot from the 'FOOD SECURITY' inscription. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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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.