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
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| Regular Series | ||||||
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| Image | Value | Dimensions | Main Colour | Description | Date of printing | |
| Obverse | Reverse | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 50 shillings | Blue | 1994 | ||||
| 50 shillings | 130 × 58 or 130 × 57 mm (different sources) | 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, 2006 | |
| 500 shillings | 145 × 66 mm | Blue | ||||
| These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimetre. 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).
In 1996, banknotes were overprinted with the phrase
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Independence 18 May 1996 Sanad Gurada 5ee Gobanimadda 18 May 1996 |
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in bronze/gold letters or
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5ee Gobanimadda 18 May 1996 |
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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.