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500 Shillings Elephant
| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 155.5 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | · AFRICAN WILDLIFE · ELEPHANT · 5oz Ag999.9 |
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Somalia's elephant coin series has operated largely outside the country's own monetary system — issued under Somali authority but produced and distributed entirely through European bullion markets, primarily by the Bavarian State Mint in Munich. The "Somali" issuer designation is essentially a licensing arrangement, a practice common among several African states with limited domestic minting infrastructure.
The 155.5g weight places this in the 5 oz category, the largest standard denomination in the annual series. The .9999 fineness matches the benchmark set by the Canadian Maple Leaf, a deliberate commercial decision to compete directly in the investment bullion segment.