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| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 250 Shillings (250 Shilin) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Somali national coat of arms at center, featuring a shield bearing a white five-pointed star on a pale field, supported by two leopards rampant facing inward, with a crossed spear and palm fronds in the base compartment. The legend REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin characters, while the denomination 250 SHILLINGS is inscribed in bold relief along the lower field. The design is contained within a beaded border running the full circumference of the coin. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a colorized portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, depicted as a forward-facing bust with short styled hair and drop earrings, rendered in polychrome enamel applied to the central field. The surrounding border carries the legend SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OF MODERN TIMES arcing around the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering, with the date 1997 inscribed between two raised dots at the lower margin. The color portrait is framed by an inner raised ring separating it from the inscribed border, all enclosed within a beaded outer rim. |
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