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10 Shillings Horse, Full leaves
| Issuer | Bank of Somaliland |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The brass centre depicts a horse in full gallop to the right, with mane and tail flowing dynamically, rendered in fine relief. The inscription 'HORSE' appears in the upper field of the centre disc, with the Chinese character '马' (horse) positioned above it near the border. The outer copper-nickel ring bears the legend 'CHINESE TWELVE ZODIAC' arcing across the upper field, and the date '2012' centred in the lower field, flanked by small dot stops. A beaded border runs along the outer rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | CHINESE TWELVE ZODIAC 马 HORSE •2012• (Translation: Horse) |
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Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but remains unrecognized by any UN member state, meaning its currency exists in a legal grey zone — accepted domestically but invisible to international banking systems. The Bank of Somaliland has nonetheless issued a consistent coinage series, partly as a practical necessity and partly as a deliberate assertion of administrative function. The bimetallic format was adopted for higher denominations to deter counterfeiting in a region where monetary infrastructure is thin.
The "Full leaves" designation distinguishes this die variety from struck examples showing incomplete or weak leaf detail — a known inconsistency across this issue.