Depicts the coat of arms of Somalia, surrounded by country name in Italian and Arabic above, with bilingual Arabic-Italian inscription "10th Anniversary of Independence" below with the date on both sides.

The coat of arms of Somalia, adopted on October 10, 1956, features a shield embellished with the Somali flag, accompanied by two Leopards standing atop crossed spears. Positioned at the center of the flag is the Star of Unity, and a crown adorns the top of the shield. Completing the emblem are crossed spears underneath, entwined with a ribbon.

Depicts a young woman wearing a traditional turban carrying a wooden fruit box tied to her head as usual in Somalia, with denomination above in Arabic right, English, and Italian left. The mint mark above.