Banknotes of the Somaliland shilling
The banknotes of Somaliland were first issued on 18 October 1994, the same year that the 1 Somaliland shilling coin was issued.[1] The banknotes are issued by the Bank of Somaliland (Baanka Somaliland). The notes are issued in 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 500 shillings. In 2012, two new denominations were introduced. These notes are dated 2011, and are issued in 1000 and 5000 shillings.
Specification
| Regular Series | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Dimensions | Main Colour | Description | Date of printing | |
| Obverse | Reverse | |||||
| 5 shillings | 120 × 53 mm | Green | Historic house "Goodirka" (House of Representatives then. Now Supreme Court of Somaliland), kudu | Two nomads with three camels, behind them are the Naasa Hablood hills | 1994 | |
| 10 shillings | Purple | 1994, 1996 | ||||
| 20 shillings | Brown | |||||
| 50 shillings | Blue | 1994 | ||||
| 50 shillings | 130 × 58 or 130 × 57 mm (different sources) | 1996, 1999 | ||||
| 100 shillings | 135 × 62 mm | Khaki green | Bank of Somaliland in Hargeisa | Berbera dockside with herds of Somali sheep and goats | 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008 | |
| 500 shillings | 145 × 66 mm | Blue | ||||
| 1000 shillings | 145 × 66 mm | Red | 2011 | |||
| 5000 shillings | 145 × 66 mm | Green | Three camels and three goats foraging | 2011 | ||
| These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter. For table standards, see the banknote specification table. | ||||||
In 1996 and 1999, regular 50 shilling notes were reissued with increased size (130 × 58 or 130 × 57 mm by difference sources).
5th Anniversary of Independence Commemorative Issue (1996)
In 1996, banknotes were overprinted with the phrase
| “ | Independence 18 May 1996 Sanad Gurada 5ee Gobanimadda 18 May 1996 |
” |
in bronze/gold letters or
| “ | 5ee Gobanimadda 18 May 1996 |
” |
in silver letters to commemorate the fifth anniversary of gaining de facto independence. However, whether these "commemorative" notes were overprinted by the Somaliland authority or by numismatic merchant is unclear.
See also
References
- ↑ Linzmayer, Owen (2012). "Somaliland". The Banknote Book. San Francisco, CA: www.BanknoteNews.com.
- Cuhaj, George S. (editor) (2006). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: Modern Issues 1961-Present (12th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-89689-356-1.
- Peter Symes (December 2005). "The Banknotes of Somalia – Part 4". Archived from the original on 2007-01-15. Retrieved 2006-11-03.