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1.000 Lacag Ogaden
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Thickness | 3.2 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2025 ВБ - Proof - 115 |
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The Ogaden — formally the Somali Regional State — has been a source of territorial dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia since the colonial boundary drawings of the 19th century, flaring into full-scale war in 1977–78 when Somali forces briefly occupied the region before a Cuban-backed Ethiopian counteroffensive reversed the gains. Issuing a coin nominally denominated in a regional currency unit called "Lacag" is a pointed political gesture, Lacag being the Somali word for money.
Whether this piece has any legal tender status within Ethiopia is doubtful. It reads more convincingly as a numismatic product aimed at the diaspora market.