25 Shillings Mythical Creatures - Dragon

Somalia has functioned as a coin-issuing authority in name only since the early 1990s, with these collector pieces produced entirely for the European and Asian novelty market under licensing arrangements that have little to do with Somali monetary policy. The Dragon issue is part of a broader "Mythical Creatures" series manufactured almost certainly in China, where demand for dragon-themed bullion and collectibles sustains a reliable secondary market independent of any numismatic merit.