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500 Shillings Independence
| Issuer | Banca d'Italia (Rome Mint) |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | The central design features a bold relief map of Somalia overlaid with a row of national flags on staffs, evoking the union of former British and Italian Somaliland. In the left foreground, a modern civic building rendered in low relief is depicted at an oblique perspective, representing national development and statehood. The denomination legend 500 SHILLINGS curves along the upper border in Latin characters, while SCELLINI 500 appears vertically at the lower left. The Arabic denomination ٥٠٠ شلن صومالي is inscribed along the lower margin. A small engraver's mark appears in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1970 - Proof - 8,000 |
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