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Italian Protectorate Specimen Prova 5 Centesimi AH 1369 (1950)-ROMA SP63 Red and Brown PCGS, Rome mint, KM-Pr2, Gill-So2. A visually intriguing and historically fascinating series produced by the Italian government after resuming control of the colony from British rule just the year prior, notable for its realistic and large depicting of an elephant to the obverse. The circulation coinage based off these Provas would prove fruitful and would see widespread use in circulation through Somalia's independence in 1960 till 1967, when a new series of coinage was produced. A fleeting issue that is always hotly contested and we expect the current example to be no exception.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/somalia/somalia-italian-protectorate-specimen-prova-5-centesimi-ah-1369-1950-roma-sp63-red-and-brown-pcgs-/a/3094-35109.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1000-1200 USD
Italian Protectorate Specimen Prova 5 Centesimi AH 1369 (1950)-ROMA SP63 Red and Brown PCGS, Rome mint, KM-Pr2, Gill-So2. A visually intriguing and historically fascinating series produced by the Italian government after resuming control of the colony from British rule just the year prior, notable for its realistic and large depicting of an elephant to the obverse. The circulation coinage based off these Provas would prove fruitful and would see widespread use in circulation through Somalia's independence in 1960 till 1967, when a new series of coinage was produced. A fleeting issue that is always hotly contested and we expect the current example to be no exception.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/somalia/somalia-italian-protectorate-specimen-prova-5-centesimi-ah-1369-1950-roma-sp63-red-and-brown-pcgs-/a/3094-35109.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-1200 USD