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10 Shillings Cock, Empty leaves
| Issuer | Bank of Somaliland |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a detailed relief depiction of a rooster (cock) facing right, rendered with fine feather detail on the plumage, tail, and crest. To the left of the device appears the Chinese character '鸡' above the Latin inscription 'COCK'. The upper peripheral legend reads 'CHINESE TWELVE ZODIAC' in Latin script, curving along the beaded rim. The date '2012' is inscribed in the lower field, flanked by two small dots. The overall composition references the tenth sign of the Chinese lunar zodiac. |
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| Reverse lettering | CHINESE TWELVE ZODIAC 鸡 COCK •2012• (Translation: Chicken) |
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Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but has never received international recognition, leaving its currency — the Somaliland shilling — entirely outside the global banking system. The Bank of Somaliland issues coinage largely as a practical domestic necessity, with no IMF membership, no correspondent banking relationships, and no external monetary authority to answer to. These coins circulate within a functioning, self-administered economy that the rest of the world officially pretends does not exist.
KM#58 is part of a series featuring local wildlife and flora, minted in stainless steel clad iron — a composition chosen for cost, not tradition.