Catalog
10 Shillings Cancer
| Issuer | Bank of Somaliland |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#12 |
| Obverse description | Central field features the large stylized denomination numeral '10/-' in bold relief, oriented diagonally within the coin's center. A beaded border runs along the coin's rim. The circular legend reads '• BAANKA SOMALILAND •' at the top and 'TEN SOMALILAND SHILLINGS' at the bottom, all in Latin script. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but remains unrecognized by any UN member state, making the Bank of Somaliland's coinage a legal curiosity — accepted domestically, invisible internationally. This 2006 series adopted the twelve signs of the Western zodiac, an unusual choice for a predominantly Muslim territory, though the practical goal was straightforward: generating international collector interest to bring hard currency into an isolated economy.
KM#12 corresponds to the Cancer issue within that zodiac set.