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10.000 Shilin / 10.000 Shillings
| Issuer | Central Bank of Somalia |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 10 000 Shillings |
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| Obverse description | Predominantly blue note with geometric guilloche underprint and floral arabesque patterns in the background. A central vignette shows a traditional Somali dhow under full sail on calm waters, rendered in intaglio. Bank name appears in Arabic at upper left and in English along the lower margin, with the denomination numeral repeated at lower corners. |
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| Protection description | Pixelated lion watermark and electrotype 10000; windowed security thread with demetalized Central Bank of Somalia and Arabic text. |
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Somalia's Central Bank had been effectively non-functional since the collapse of Siad Barre's government in 1991, yet notes continued to be issued — or printed and circulated by factions claiming authority — throughout the subsequent decades of civil conflict. By 2010, the Transitional Federal Government held nominal international recognition but controlled little territory, and the legitimacy of any banknote issued under its authority was disputed within Somalia itself.
The 10,000 shilling denomination reflects cumulative inflation that had rendered lower values nearly worthless. Counterfeiting of Somali shillings was rampant during this period, with privately printed forgeries sometimes exceeding genuine supply — making the inclusion of even basic security features on P#41 a pointed response to a well-documented problem.