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50 Centesimi
| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Value | 50 Centesimi (0.50 SOS) |
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| Obverse description | The Somali coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a heraldic shield bearing horizontal lines with a five-pointed star at its centre, supported on either side by two leopards rampant. Beneath the shield, a ribbon device completes the heraldic composition. The Latin legend 'SOMALI REPUBLIC' and the date '1967' arc along the upper periphery, flanked by the Arabic numeral date '١٩٦٧' to the left. The Arabic legend 'الجمهورية الصومالية' (Somali Republic) is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | ١٩٦٧ · SOMALI REPUBLIC · 1967 الجمهورية الصومالية |
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Somalia's 1967 coinage was produced during the relatively stable early years of the civilian Somali Republic, just two years before the October 1969 military coup in which General Mohamed Siad Barre seized power following the assassination of President Shermarke. The entire pre-coup coinage series was subsequently absorbed into the new socialist state's monetary system without replacement — Barre's government didn't immediately demonetize it, meaning these coins circulated alongside the new ideological order for years.