Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
250 Shillings John Paul II
| Issuer | Somalia |
|---|---|
| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The Somali national coat of arms displayed centrally in the field, featuring a shield bearing a five-pointed star flanked by two leopards rampant acting as supporters, with crossed spear and olive branches beneath. A decorative crenellated chief surmounts the shield. The legend SOMALI REPUBLIC arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 250 SHILLINGS appears along the lower periphery, all separated by raised dots. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Somalia's relationship with Pope John Paul II coinage is purely commercial — these were struck by a European mint for the collector market, with Somalia's nominal issuing authority serving as little more than a legal convenience. The country had no functioning central government in 2005, making the "issuing authority" essentially a licensing arrangement.
John Paul II died on April 2, 2005, generating an immediate wave of commemorative coinage globally. This piece was almost certainly produced and distributed within months of his death.