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10 Shillings Bronze Commemorative Issue
| Issuer | Baanka Somaliland |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 10 Shillings (10 SLS) |
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| Reverse description | A nomadic caravan of two figures and three camels traverses a arid landscape before the twin Naasa Hablood hills — known colloquially as the 'Girl's Breast' hills — situated near Hargeisa, rendered as a scenic horizontal vignette in the tradition of East African regional banknote design. Denomination inscriptions appear in both English and Somali along the lower border. |
| Reverse lettering | BANKAA SOMALILAND TEN SOMALILAND SHILLINGS TOBAN SL SHILIN SOMALILAND 10 SHILLINGS (Translation: Bank of Somaliland Ten Somaliland Shillings Ten SL Shillings Somaliland 10 Shillings.) |
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The 1996 Somaliland shilling series, of which this note forms part, was issued by a government recognized by virtually no one. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991, and by 1994 had introduced its own currency — an act of administrative self-determination that preceded any formal diplomatic acknowledgment. The "Bronze Commemorative" designation is unusual for a circulating paper note and likely reflects an attempt to distinguish the issue from earlier undated shilling printings that had suffered credibility problems due to suspected overprinting.
The series was printed in small quantities relative to circulation demand, and low-denomination notes from this run show heavy use in surviving examples.