2000 Shillings Elephant

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Descrizione del rovescio	An African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) is depicted in the foreground, its trunk raised to reach foliage from a tree in the immediate right foreground, with a second tree visible in the background. The naturalistic design is contained within a beaded or plain inner circle. The series name AFRICAN WILDLIFE and the species designation ELEPHANT appear as legends, with the fineness and weight inscription 1 KGZ AG 999.9 also present.
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Informazioni aggiuntive	Somalia's elephant coin series has long occupied an awkward position in the numismatic market — technically sovereign issues, but produced under licensing arrangements with European minting houses rather than any functional Somali monetary authority. The kilogram format here places this squarely in the trophy bullion category, the kind of piece bought for the cabinet rather than the coin board. The .9999 fineness is notable. Most silver bullion strikes settle at .999; the additional refinement step adds marginal cost and is largely a marketing distinction, though it does matter to certain industrial and assay standards.