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10 Shillings Snake
| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The Somali national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a heraldic shield charged with a five-pointed star above a second star, supported on either side by a leopard rampant, with two crossed spears and a palm frond at the base. The circular legend reads 'REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA' along the upper periphery, with 'SHILLINGS' to the lower left and 'SCELLINI' to the lower right. The denomination '10' appears prominently in the lower exergual area. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Somalia had no functioning central government in 2000 — the state had collapsed in 1991 with the fall of Siad Barre — yet coins continued to be produced and issued under the Somali name by outside minting interests, almost certainly without any meaningful governmental authorization. These pieces circulated alongside a chaotic mix of old shilling notes and regional scrip in a country that had effectively fragmented into warlord territories and breakaway republics.