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10 Shillings
| Issuer | Central Bank of Somalia |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Value | 10 Shillings (10 Shilin) (10 SOS) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the minaret of the Abdul Aziz mosque at left centre, with the national arms at left. Black serial number and series letter appear against a guilloche underprint. |
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| Reverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF SOMALIA 10 SOMALI SHILLINGS 10 SHILIN SOOMAALI |
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Somalia's Central Bank had been issuing notes since 1975, but the 1978 series marked the first significant redesign under the military government of Siad Barre, whose socialist-nationalist regime had nationalized the banking sector in 1970. Thomas De La Rue handled the entire series, as they had the earlier issues — continuity of printer despite a government ideologically hostile to Western institutions was simply a practical necessity; no regional alternative existed with the capacity.
The 10 Shilling denomination was the workhorse of everyday transactions in a predominantly cash economy with high rural dispersion. Notes from this issue circulate heavily and survivors in decent condition are less common than the low face value might suggest.