Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and has maintained a functioning government ever since, yet remains unrecognized by any UN member state. Its coinage occupies a legal grey zone — these are genuine government-issued pieces used domestically, but no foreign central bank will formally acknowledge them.
Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and has maintained a functioning government ever since, yet remains unrecognized by any UN member state. Its coinage occupies a legal grey zone — these are genuine government-issued pieces used domestically, but no foreign central bank will formally acknowledge them.