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Year: 1953
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Issued in 1953, this stamp commemorates the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, which took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey, London. The design features a portrait of the newly crowned Queen wearing the Imperial State Crown, marking the beginning of a reign that would become the longest in British history. The coronation was celebrated throughout the British Commonwealth and colonial territories, including the British Somaliland Protectorate, reflecting the constitutional ties between these territories and the British Crown. By issuing this commemorative stamp, the British Somaliland Protectorate joined the worldwide celebrations marking the accession and coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The issue highlighted the significance of this historic royal event and symbolized loyalty to the Crown, while commemorating a milestone that was observed across many parts of the Commonwealth and the wider British Empire.
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Sports & Athletics - Football - Soccer
Sports & Athletics / Track Runner
Gloriosa virescens / Gloriosa superba
Adansonia digitata
Anti-Tuberculosis - 1.4 somalo
Anti-Tuberculosis - 0.75 somalo
Anti-Tuberculosis - 0.35 somalo
Anti-Tuberculosis - 0.2 somalo
4th Somalia Trade Fair & Film Festival / Oil Drilling Rig
4th Somalia Trade Fair & Film Festival / Irrigation Canals
4th Somalia Trade Fair & Film Festival / Margherita Grain Silos
4th Somalia Trade Fair & Film Festival / Bridge over the Juba River
4th Somalia Trade Fair & Film Festival / Falcheiro Dam
Adoption of the National Coat of Arms - 1.2 somalo
Adoption of the National Coat of Arms - 0.45 somalo
Adoption of the National Coat of Arms - 0.6 somalo
Adoption of the National Coat of Arms - 0.25 somalo
Adoption of the National Coat of Arms - 0.05 somalo
Adenium somalense
1st Legislative Assembly Session - 1.2 somalo
1st Legislative Assembly Session - 0.6 somalo
1st Legislative Assembly Session - 0.25 somalo
1st Legislative Assembly Session - 0.1 somalo
