Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Centesimo Prova
| Issuer | Italian Somaliland |
|---|---|
| Year | 1950 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 1 Centesimo (0.01) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | SOMALIA ROMAGNOLI PROVA |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The 1950 Italian Somaliland proof issues were struck as the territory transitioned under UN trusteeship to Italian administration — a ten-year arrangement that began that same year, with Italy governing the region under a mandate rather than as a colonial power. The "Prova" designation marks these as official trial pieces submitted for approval before any circulation coinage was authorized. No circulation 1 centesimo was ultimately issued for the territory, making this proof the only physical record of the denomination's intended existence.