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10 Shillings Dragon, Empty leaves
| Issuer | Bank of Somaliland |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Diameter | 27 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BAANKA SOMALILAND SHILIN 10 SHILLINGS (Translation: Bank of Somaliland) |
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| Reverse lettering | CHINESE TWELVE ZODIAC 龙 DRAGON •2012• (Translation: Dragon) |
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Somaliland's coinage occupies an unusual position — the territory has operated with functional administrative independence from Somalia since 1991, yet remains unrecognized by any UN member state. Its coins circulate domestically but have no standing in international exchange, making issues like this one effectively local tokens backed by an authority that doesn't officially exist on the world stage.
The "empty leaves" designation distinguishes this from related die varieties in the series where the same reverse field carries filled leaf detail — a minor but catalogued difference that affects collector sorting more than it ever affected a market stall in Hargeisa.