The Somalia Elephant Series of silver and gold coins for sale is one of the most prominent in the precious metals marketplace. The coins from the Bavarian State Mint are one of the few in the world to feature new design elements on one side each year, with the reverse design of African elephants altered each year to offer a new scene. Right now, 2020 1 oz Somalia Gold Elephant Coins are available to purchase online from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives inside of a protective plastic capsule!
- 17th year for the Somalia Elephant Series!
- Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure gold in BU condition.
- Bears a face value of 1,000 Shillings (Somali).
- The obverse features the coat of arms for the Somali Republic.
- On the reverse side is a depiction of two adult elephants in side profile relief.
Each 2020 1 oz Somalia Gold Elephant Coin in this product listing is available to purchase today in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. The gold coins in the Somalia Elephant Series are offered to you with protective plastic capsules to house the coin.
Somalia Elephant Series coins are produced by the Bavarian State Mint, a government-owned corporation in the Free State of Bavaria. The coins were actually introduced in 1999 as the Zambian Elephant Series and continued under that nation of issue through 2003. Starting in 2004, the mint offered the coins on behalf of the nation of Somalia.
The Somalia Elephant Series has long featured silver and gold bullion coins, with platinum bullion coins added in 2016. The gold coins are available in 1 oz weight as the largest common option, and it is accompanied by fractional weights that include 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz, 1/10 oz, 1/25 oz, and 1/50 oz options.
On the obverse of the 2020 1 oz Somalia Gold Elephant Coins is the image of the coat of arms for Somalia. The crowned shield that forms the center of the crest design includes a background field of horizontal lines with a single star in the center. A leopard supports the shield on either side and there are two spears and two fern leaves crossed at the bottom of the design.
The reverse of 2020 Somalia Gold Elephant Coins includes the design of two African bush elephants. The bush elephant is one of three distinct species of elephant still alive today and is the largest, heaviest land mammal in the world. These two elephants stand facing one another as Mount Kilimanjaro juts up toward the sky in the background.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact JM Bullion. You can call us on the phone at 800-276-6508, chat with us live online, or simply email us.