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| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Value | 2500 Shillings (2500 Shilin) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC of SOMALIA 2000 2500 SHILLINGS |
| Reverse description | Three conjoined busts facing forward occupy the central field, depicting pioneers of vaccine and pharmaceutical research: G.W. Merck at left, Louis Pasteur in the center and slightly prominent, and Marcel Mérieux at right. The inscription 'MILESTONES IN VACCINE AND PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH' appears on two lines below the busts. The names 'G.W. MERCK' and 'LOUIS PASTEUR' arc along the upper periphery separated by a star, while 'MARCEL MERIEUX' arcs along the lower periphery, also separated by stars. A stylized caduceus or pharmaceutical symbol is depicted in the lower field beneath the central inscription. The design is framed by a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 2000 - Proof - 500 |
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