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10 Shillings Silver Commemorative Issue
| Issuer | Baanka Somaliland |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the historic Goodirka building in Hargeisa — formerly the House of Representatives at the time of Somaliland's declaration of independence and now the Supreme Court headquarters — flanked by a kudu vignette. A silver overprint commemorating the 5th Anniversary of Independence, dated 18 May 1996, appears across the face of the note. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANKAA SOMALILAND TEN SOMALILAND SHILLINGS TOBAN SL SHILIN SOMALILAND 10 SHILLINGS ٢٠شن (Translation: Bank of Somaliland Ten Somaliland Shillings.) |
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Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991, but no UN member state has ever formally recognized it. That unresolved status created an unusual problem: the new administration needed functioning currency but had no access to international banking infrastructure or recognized printing contracts. The 1996 shilling series, of which this is a part, was produced under those constraints — a self-issued currency for a self-declared state, circulating within a territory whose legal existence remains disputed to this day.
The "Silver Commemorative" designation is notable given the paper composition — no silver content, no precious metal component of any kind. The term appears to be purely titular, referencing the anniversary context rather than any metallurgical distinction.