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10 Shillings Libra, Full leaves
| Issuer | Bank of Somaliland |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#40 |
| Obverse description | Central field bears the National Coat of Arms of Somaliland rendered in relief within the brass centre. Surrounding the central device, a ring of twelve zodiac symbols is arranged between two concentric circles within the copper-nickel outer ring. The legend 'BAANKA SOMALILAND' arcs along the upper portion of the outer ring, while the denomination '10 SHILLINGS' appears along the lower portion. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but remains unrecognized by any UN member state, making its coinage a legal curiosity — technically issued by a central bank of a government that does not officially exist in international law. The Bank of Somaliland has nonetheless issued a consistent series of circulating bimetallic coins, and this piece entered circulation as the republic was quietly expanding its domestic financial infrastructure despite the absence of foreign recognition.
The "Full leaves" designation distinguishes this from a known die variant with incomplete leaf detail — a distinction that matters to type collectors working the series.