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25 Shillings FAO, Gold
| Issuer | Central Bank of Somalia |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Thickness | 3.6 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Arabic |
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| Reverse description | A detailed high-relief depiction of a sea turtle swimming in stylised waves fills the central field, its intricately rendered carapace and outstretched flippers conveying naturalistic vigour against a mirror-polished proof background. The curved legend FAO WORLD FISHERIES CONFERENCE 1983-84 arcs along the upper rim in capital Latin letters, flanked at either side by small circular FAO emblems. The denomination 25 SOMALI SHILLINGS is inscribed in bold capital letters along the lower portion of the field, beneath the turtle motif. |
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This piece was struck as part of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) coin program, a United Nations initiative that ran from the late 1960s into the 1980s, commissioning member nations to issue coins nominally promoting food security and agricultural development. Somalia's participation was largely a revenue exercise — the coins were sold to collectors abroad, not circulated domestically.
By 1984, the Somali state was in serious fiscal distress under Siad Barre, and hard currency from numismatic exports was not negligible.