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250 Shillings The Treasures of Tutankhamun - Mask
| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | THE TREASURES OF TUTANKHAMUN SOMALI REPUBLIC 250 SHILLINGS 2008 |
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| Reverse lettering | THE GOLD MASK |
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Somalia's coin-issuing activity in the 2000s was largely handled by foreign minting operations with no meaningful connection to the Somali government, which remained effectively non-functional through this period. These pieces were produced for the international collector market rather than any domestic monetary purpose, with the "Somalia" attribution functioning essentially as a licensing convenience.
The Tutankhamun series appeared two years after the traveling "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibition drew record crowds across North America, timing that was commercially deliberate.