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1 Dollar Guitar coins - Klein guitar
| Issuer | Somalia |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Reference(s) | X#66 |
| Obverse description | The Somali Republic coat of arms is depicted in the central field, featuring a light blue shield with a five-pointed star, supported by two leopards, above crossed palm branches. The denomination ONE DOLLAR appears above the date 2004, with the issuing authority SOMALI REPUBLIC inscribed as the principal legend surrounding the arms. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is struck in the distinctive asymmetric outline of a Klein electric guitar, with the entire surface finished in yellow enamel coloring. The body of the guitar features a black pickguard area with visible pickup cavities and control knobs rendered in relief, while the elongated neck displays fret markers along its length. The headstock at the upper tip of the coin shows tuning pegs in fine detail, faithfully reproducing the unconventional ergonomic design of the Klein guitar. |
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Somalia's Dollar series of novelty instrument coins were produced by private minting houses in the early 2000s and have no connection to the Somali government's actual monetary operations — the issuing authority was nominal, a licensing arrangement common among collapsed or unstable states seeking hard currency from foreign collector markets. The Klein guitar, an American instrument designed by Steve Klein in the 1970s and later associated with players like Bill Frisell, is an unusual subject for this format: an ergonomic, headless, almost abstract body shape that appealed to avant-garde players but never achieved mainstream production volume.