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10 Shillings Aquarius, Full leaves
| Issuer | Bank of Somaliland |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a standing male figure, the classical personification of Aquarius, shown in dynamic three-quarter pose pouring water from a large vessel held aloft in both hands, rendered in high relief with detailed musculature. The figure is surrounded by an inner ring of small six-pointed stars. The legend AQUARIUS arcs across the upper portion of the coin in bold raised Latin letters, while the date 2012 appears in the lower field below the figure. |
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The Bank of Somaliland issues coinage for a self-declared republic recognized by no UN member state — a territory that broke from Somalia in 1991 and has maintained its own functioning government, currency, and institutions ever since. These coins circulate domestically without any international monetary standing, which makes the question of why a collector holds one more interesting than the coin itself.
KM#46 belongs to a zodiac series. The "full leaves" distinction separates it from a parallel die variety with a sparser leaf treatment — a minor but catalogued difference that occasionally trips up collectors working from incomplete references.