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250 Shillings Olympic games Sydney 2000
| Issuer | Central Bank of Somalia |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Somali national coat of arms at centre, consisting of a horizontally lined shield bearing a five-pointed star, supported by two leopards rampant on a base of crossed spears and palm fronds. The legend SOMALI REPUBLIC curves along the upper periphery within a beaded border, while the denomination 250 SHILLINGS is inscribed along the lower arc of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | SOMALI REPUBLIC 250 SHILLINGS |
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Somalia's use of its mint authority for foreign-market commemoratives accelerated sharply through the 1990s, with the Central Bank licensing coin programs that had no domestic circulation intent whatsoever. This piece is one of dozens issued under that arrangement — produced almost certainly by a European contract mint and sold directly into the collector market, never touching Somali soil in any meaningful quantity.
The Sydney Games themselves opened in September 2000, over a year after this coin was struck and sold.