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20 Scellini / 20 Somali Shillings
| Issuer | Banca Nazionale Somala |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Currency | Shilling (1962-date) |
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| Obverse description | Brown on pink and multicolour guilloche underprint. An oval vignette to the left centre displays a bunch of bananas surmounted by a five-pointed star, set within an intricate lathe-work border. The large denomination numeral '20' and the inscription 'SCELLINI' appear in the centre, flanked by Arabic legends at left and right margins. Two facsimile signatures appear below the central guilloche, with the issuer name 'BANCA NAZIONALE SOMALA' across the top and 'MOGADISCIO 1966' at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | Brown on multicolour guilloche underprint. The right portion of the note is occupied by a detailed architectural vignette of the Banca Nazionale Somala headquarters, a colonnaded building set among trees and approached by a broad stairway. A large circular watermark space occupies the left centre, surrounded by intricate arabesque and interlaced geometric ornamental borders. Arabic inscription runs along the top, with the denomination '20 SHILLINGS' at the right margin. |
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| Protection description | Leopard head |
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