Banknotes of the Somaliland shilling

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The banknotes of Somaliland were first issued in 1994, the same year that the 1 Somaliland shilling coin was issued. The banknotes are issued by the Bank of Somaliland. The notes were issued in 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 500 shillings

1 Specification
2 5th Anniversary of Independence Commemorative Issue (1996)
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Specification

Regular Series
Image	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of printing
Image	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Obverse	Reverse	Date of printing
	5 shillings	120 × 53 mm	Green	Historic house "Goodirka" (House of Representatives then. Now Supreme Court of Somaliland), kudu	Two nomads with three camel, behind them are the Naasa Hablood hills	1994
	10 shillings		Purple			1994, 1996
	20 shillings		Brown			1994, 1996
	50 shillings		Blue			1994
	50 shillings	130 × 58 or 130 × 57 mm (different sources)	Blue			1996, 1999
	100 shillings	135 × 62 mm	Khaki green	Bank of Somaliland in Hargeisa	Berbera dockside with herds of Somali sheep and goats	1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005
	500 shillings	145 × 66 mm	Blue	Bank of Somaliland in Hargeisa	Berbera dockside with herds of Somali sheep and goats	1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimetre, a standard for world banknotes. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

In 1996 and 1999, regular 50 shilling notes were reissued with increased size (130 × 58 or 130 × 57 mm by difference sources).

[edit] 5th Anniversary of Independence Commemorative Issue (1996)

In 1996, banknotes were overprinted with the phrase

“

5th Anniversary of
Independence 18 May 1996
Sanad Gurada 5ee
Gobanimadda 18 May 1996

”

in bronze/gold letters or

“

Sanad Gurada
5ee Gobanimadda
18 May 1996

”

in silver letters to commemorate the fifth anniversary of gaining de facto independence. However, whether these "commemorative" notes were overprinted by the Somaliland authority or by numismatic merchant is unclear.

[edit] See also

Coins of the Somaliland shilling

[edit] References

(2006) in George S. Cuhaj: Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues, 1961-present, 12th ed., KP Books. ISBN 0-89689-356-1.
Peter Symes (December 2005). The Banknotes of Somalia – Part 4. Retrieved on November 3, 2006.