Material: Gold with a fineness of 999.9/1.000
Origin: Republic of Somalia
Investment goal: investment
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 page 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 specifically. the animal's profile. The elephant is shown here eating. for which he needs his trunk. He grabs the branches of a tree with his trunk. Branches are on the elephant's menu. as are grasses. bark. roots and leaves.
✔ Giant pachyderms
Because of their size and long. pointed tusks. African elephants can be quite intimidating. The African elephant is the largest land-dwelling animal that inhabits the earth. They can grow up to 3.20 meters tall and weigh 3 to 6 tons. African elephants are highly adaptable and can be found in forests as well as savannas. swamps and deserts.
African elephants have very strong social behavior and empathy. For example. they also mourn when a member of the herd dies. They live in herds. usually led by a lead cow. This is usually large and a bit 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. That 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 embossed on the value side of the gold coin. after all the coin also comes from this country. But it was manufactured by the Bavarian Mint.
The Somali Republic did not choose the African elephant as its emblem. but the leopard. This 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 are two spears and two palm fronds.
The nominal value of the product is also shown on the value side. This amounts to 1.000 shillings.
✔ Information at a glance
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.
