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25 shillings Mythical Creatures - Mermaid
| Issuer | Central Bank of Somalia |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the national coat of arms of Somalia, featuring two leopards as supporters flanking a light blue shield bearing a white five-pointed star, with a scroll below and five-pointed stars above. The legend SOMALI REPUBLIC arcs across the upper field in two lines, with the denomination 25 SHILLINGS inscribed below the arms and the date 2013 at the bottom. The entire design is set within a raised rectangular frame with rounded corners on a gold-plated field. |
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| Obverse lettering | SOMALI REPUBLIC 25 SHILLINGS 2013 |
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Somalia's use of its coinage authority for third-party novelty issues has been commercially active since the 1990s, with European minting houses — primarily in Germany and Austria — producing the bulk of these collector pieces under licensing arrangements. This mermaid issue is one such product, designed for the European novelty coin market rather than for any domestic Somali monetary purpose.
KM#246 was struck in copper-nickel with gold plating, a combination that limits long-term surface stability — the plating on these pieces is thin enough that handling without protection accelerates wear at the high points of the relief.