Catalog
10 Shillings Gemini
| Issuer | Bank of Somaliland |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the large denomination numeral '10/-' in bold incuse style, rendered within a square rotated 45 degrees. The circular legend 'BAANKA SOMALILAND' arcs along the upper portion of the coin, while 'TEN SOMALILAND SHILLINGS' follows the lower periphery. The entire design is bordered by a ring of raised beads forming an inner denticulated rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 following the collapse of the Barre regime, but has never received formal international recognition. It issues its own currency anyway. The Gemini piece is part of a zodiac series that circulated as genuine small-denomination coinage — not a novelty issue — in a state that technically does not exist under international law.