1000 Shillings Elephant, Platinum

Somalia's elephant bullion series began in 1999 and has been struck by the Bavarian State Mint (Bayerische Hauptmünzamt) in Munich throughout its run — an unusual arrangement given that Somalia has had no functioning central government for most of that period. The coins are legal tender in name only, issued under licensing agreements that make them effectively a German-produced bullion product wearing Somali authorization.

The platinum variant is by far the rarest struck in this series, with mintages a fraction of the gold and silver equivalents. Most years saw no platinum issue at all.