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25 Shillings Pope in window at the Vatican
| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 2004-2005 |
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| Value | 25 Shillings (25 Shilin) |
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| Obverse lettering | SOMALI REPUBLIC 25 SHILLINGS |
| Reverse description | A three-quarter-length figure of Pope John Paul II depicted standing at the central window of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, his right hand raised in blessing and his left resting on the window frame, wearing papal vestments and zucchetto. The figure is set within a circular inner frame evoking the window surround. The legend 'THE LIFE OF POPE JOHN PAUL II' arcs along the upper periphery, with the date '2004' inscribed in the lower exergue. Two small cross ornaments flank the date at the lower border. |
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Somalia's numismatic output in the early 2000s was dominated by foreign licensing arrangements — private minting houses contracted to produce collector-targeted issues bearing the Somali name largely because the country had no functioning central bank capable of managing a domestic coinage program. This piece is a product of that arrangement, not of any Somali monetary policy.
The Vatican connection is purely commercial. No papal authorization was involved.