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Motif: The African Elephant
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Material: Gold with a fineness of 999.9/1,000
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Origin: Republic of Somalia
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Investment objective: Investment
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Delivery: encapsulated
✔ The wild animals of Africa
The Somalia elephant coins belong to the popular African Wildlife series and are minted with an annually changing elephant motif. The name of the series and the animal species can be found on the motif side of the coins.
✔ This is what elephants like to eat most
The motif side of this gold coin shows the head of an African elephant . More precisely, the profile of the animal. The elephant is shown here eating , for which it needs its trunk . With its trunk it reaches for the branches of a tree. Branches are on the elephant's menu, as are grass, bark, roots and leaves.
✔ Giant pachyderms
Because of their size and long, sharp tusks, African elephants can be quite intimidating. The African elephant is the largest land animal on earth . They can grow up to 3.20 meters tall and weigh between 3 and 6 tons. African elephants are very adaptable and can be found in forests, savannahs, swamps and deserts.
African elephants have a very pronounced social behavior and empathy . They mourn, for example, when a member of the herd dies. They live in herds that are usually led by a lead cow . This is usually large and somewhat older. After the death of the lead cow, a daughter usually takes over the responsibility of leading the herd.
The African elephant is often hunted for its tusks, among other things. This is why the animal is now considered to be threatened with extinction .
✔ The coat of arms of Somalia
The coat of arms of the Somali Republic is engraved on the value side of the gold coin, as the coin actually comes from this country. However, it was produced by the Bavarian Mint .
The Somali Republic has chosen the leopard , not the African elephant, as its heraldic animal. The leopard can be seen to the left and right of the coat of arms. The coat of arms is decorated with a five-pointed star in the middle. Below the coat of arms there are two spears and two palm fronds.
The face value of the product is also shown on the value side. This is 1,000 schillings.
- The manufacturer is the Bavarian Mint.
- The denomination is 1 ounce.
- The face value is 1,000 shillings.
- The year of minting is 2023.
- The weight is 31.10 grams.
