Catalogus
| Uitgever | Somalia |
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| Jaar | 2022 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | 0.283 g |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
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| Oriëntatie | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | POLAR LIFE .9999 FINEST GOLD 1/100 OZ |
| Rand | Reeded |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Somalia's wildlife coin program has issued pieces under Somali authority for decades despite the country's near-total absence of functioning central banking infrastructure — the coins are produced and marketed entirely by foreign minting operations, with Pobjoy Mint and others handling distribution to Western collector markets. The puffin, native to the North Atlantic, has no geographic or cultural connection to Somalia whatsoever.
At 0.283 grams, this is fractional gold in its most minimal form — chosen to hit a low retail price point rather than conform to any historical weight standard. The rhodium plating selectively applied over .9999 gold is a finishing technique popularized in the 2010s collector market.