250 Shillings (Year of the Snake)
Issuer Somalia
Type Non-circulating coins
Obverse
Front (core + inner ring): Coat of arms (10 October 1956) with untexted ribbon legend (outer ring): (name) REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA (below, value) 250 SHILLINGS
Lettering: REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA 250 SHILLINGS
Reverse
Back (core + inner ring): Snake in the shape of (year) 2001 between (above, 3 carachters) 蛇年 (below) A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS / (NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE legend (outer ring): (subject) YEAR OF THE SNAKE (left/right, spacers/dots) • (lower-left/right, spacers/rosettes) ✻ (bottom) W-shaped snake
Lettering: YEAR OF THE SNAKE 2001 A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Somali Republic (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
medal
Demonetization
No
Face Value
250 Shillings (Numeric: 250)
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Trimetallic: brass core, copper-nickel middle ring and brass outer ring
Weight
21.9 g
Size
38 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA 250 SHILLINGS
Reverse Lettering
YEAR OF THE SNAKE 2001 A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE
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