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250 Shillings Greek Trireme
| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The Somali national coat of arms occupies the central field of the copper-nickel middle ring, depicting a shield charged with a five-pointed star and supported by two leopards, with crossed palm fronds below. A mural crown surmounts the shield. The legend REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA arcs along the upper periphery of the brass outer ring, while the denomination 250 SHILLINGS is inscribed along the lower periphery. The entire design is framed by a continuous beaded border on the outermost edge. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Somalia's 1998 novelty coinage program was a commercial licensing operation with virtually no connection to actual Somali monetary policy — the country had no functioning central government at the time, and these pieces were produced for the international collector market by a private contractor. The trimetallic construction, unusual for a nation that could barely maintain a treasury, was chosen entirely for collector appeal rather than any circulating requirement.
KM#79 belongs to a series that also included other ancient seafaring themes. None of these denominations saw meaningful circulation within Somalia itself.