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25 Shillings Wildlife of Somalia and East Africa
| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A full-colour applied depiction of an ostrich (Struthio camelus) dominates the central field, rendered in naturalistic multicolour tones showing the bird in a forward-leaning posture amid tall savannah grasses, set against a blue sky background. The coloured scene is contained within a raised circular border that separates it from the outer ring. The legend 'WILDLIFE OF SOMALIA & EAST AFRICA' arcs around the upper periphery within a beaded border, while the date '1998' appears at the base of the outer ring, flanked by raised dots. |
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Somalia's 1990s wildlife coinage was issued during one of the most complete state collapses in modern African history — by 1998, the central government had ceased to function entirely, and the Somali National Bank existed in name only. These coins were almost certainly produced under contract by a foreign mint and never saw meaningful circulation within Somalia itself, making them effectively fantasy issues marketed to the collector trade rather than instruments of domestic commerce.