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10 Shillings Cancer
| Issuer | Bank of Somaliland |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Currency | Shilling (1994-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a detailed relief of a crab in full-face view, its claws and legs spread symmetrically across the field, representing the zodiac sign Cancer. The Cancer astrological symbol (♋) appears in the upper left of the field, with a stylized decorative motif in the upper right. The inscription 'CANCER' arcs across the upper portion of the coin, and the date '2006' is positioned in the exergue below the central device. A beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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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.