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4000 Shillings Three Wise Monkeys
| Issuer | Somali Republic |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Value | 4000 Shillings (4000 Shilin) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | SOMALI REPUBLIC 4000 SHILLINGS |
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Somalia's 2006 numismatic program was issued under the Transitional Federal Government, a body recognized internationally but controlling virtually no territory — Mogadishu itself was held by the Islamic Courts Union for much of that year. The coins were almost certainly produced by a European contract mint and never circulated within Somalia in any meaningful sense, making the "Somali Republic" attribution a licensing arrangement rather than a statement of monetary function.
The gold-clad-over-silver construction was a common cost-reduction technique among novelty issues of this period, giving collector pieces the appearance of gold without the expense.