Somalia 1965 200 shillings
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This specimen was lot 50158 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "SOMALIA. 200 Somalia, 1965. PCGS PROOF-65 Deep Cameo Gold Shield. Struck for the 5th anniversary of independence which was achieved in April 1960. An impressively produced issue that displays expertly frosted designs and endlessly reflective fields. From the Pinnacle Collection." This type was issued in sets with gold 20, fifty, 100 and 500 shillings, most likely distributed to the president's friends and cronies.
Recorded mintage: 6,325.
Specification: 28 g, 0.900 fine gold, .8102 oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-2; KM-13.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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