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2016 Somali Elephant bullion coin breaks cover at long last

By Mik Woodgate|2016-11-05T06:31:43+00:00September 12th, 2015|Categories: Bullion, Gold, Nature, Silver, BH Mayer, Somalia|

First pictures of the 2016 Somali Elephant bullion coin have appeared online in golden form. Much anticipated given the level of questioning about it, the design won't disappoint, even if it is a little familiar. Struck by Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt in Munich for Emporium Hamburg, this one has been a perennial fvourite amongst collectors, with the earlier [...]

SOMALI ELEPHANT BULLION COIN CELEBRATES A DOZEN YEARS WITH A PUZZLE KILO

By Mik Woodgate|2016-11-05T06:32:13+00:00April 24th, 2015|Categories: Nature, Silver, BH Mayer, Somalia|

Generally considered to be one of the more widely liked, although not heavily purchased silver bullion coins, the Somali Elephant debuted in 2004. Originally launching in 1999 and issued for Zambia, the change of issuing state saw a new injection of life into the series that's ultimately led to it's wide acceptance today, despite coming from what by any [...]