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  • 250 Shillings 2000, KM# 114a, Somalia, Millennium Icons, Sir Winston Churchill
  • 250 Shillings 2000, KM# 114a, Somalia, Millennium Icons, Sir Winston Churchill
Description

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874–1965) was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a non-academic historian, and a writer (as Winston S. Churchill). He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his overall, lifetime body of work.

At the forefront of politics for fifty years, he held many political and cabinet positions. Following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain on 10 May 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister. His speeches and radio broadcasts helped inspire British resistance, especially during the difficult days of 1940–41 when the British Commonwealth and Empire stood almost alone in its active opposition to Adolf Hitler. He led Britain as Prime Minister until victory over Nazi Germany had been secured.

After the Conservative Party suffered an unexpected defeat in the 1945 general election, he became Leader of the Opposition to the Labour Government. He publicly warned of an "Iron Curtain" of Soviet influence in Europe and promoted European unity. After winning the 1951 election, Churchill again became Prime Minister. His second term was preoccupied by foreign affairs, including the Malayan Emergency, Mau Mau Uprising, Korean War, and a UK-backed coup d'état in Iran. Upon his death aged ninety in 1965, Elizabeth II granted him the honour of a state funeral, which saw one of the largest assemblies of world statesmen in history.

Obverse

Depicts the coat of arms of Somalia, surrounded by the country name above and the denomination in English below.

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.

REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA
250 SHILLINGS

Reverse

Depicts a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill three-quarters left surrounded by his name above, inscriptions, and date below.

WINSTON CHURCHILL
MILLENNIUM ICONS
2000

Edge

250 Shillings

Republic

Millennium Icons
Sir Winston Churchill

Subscribe series
KM# 114a
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Tri-Metallic
Outer ring Brass
Inner ring Cupronickel
Center Brass
Weight 21.9 g
Diameter 38 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal

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