Banknotes of the Somaliland shilling

The banknotes of Somaliland were first issued on 18 October 1994, the same year that the 1 Somaliland shilling coin was issued.[1] The banknotes are issued by the Bank of Somaliland (Baanka Somaliland). The notes are issued in 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 500 shillings. In 2012, two new denominations were introduced. These notes are dated 2011, and are issued in 1000 and 5000 shillings.

Specification

Regular Series
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 camels, 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, 2008
500 shillings 145 × 66 mm Blue
1000 shillings 145 × 66 mm Red 2011
5000 shillings 145 × 66 mm Green Three camels and three goats foraging 2011
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter. 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).

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Linzmayer, Owen (2012). "Somaliland". The Banknote Book. San Francisco, CA: www.BanknoteNews.com.

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