Italian Somaliland somalo

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The somalo was the currency of Italian Somaliland between 1950 and 1962. It was subdivided into 100 centesimi. The somalo replaced the East African shilling at par and remained equal to it. The somalo was replaced (along with the East African shilling being used in British Somaliland) by the Somali shilling at par.

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Preceded by:
East African shilling
Ratio: at par
Currency of Italian Somaliland
19501962
Succeeded by:
Somali shilling
Reason: independence
Ratio: at par
Note: the shilling was made the unit of account shortly after independence in 1960