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10 Shillings Libra - empty leaves
| Issuer | Bank of Somaliland |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the coat of arms of Somaliland, featuring a balance scale flanked by an olive branch and a palm frond, surmounted by a decorative arabesque motif. Surrounding the central device is an inner ring displaying the twelve zodiac symbols arranged at equal intervals. The circular legend around the periphery reads BAANKA SOMALILAND above and 10 SHILLINGS below, all in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but has never received formal recognition from any United Nations member state. Its currency, the Somaliland shilling, exists in a kind of monetary limbo — issued by a functioning central bank, accepted domestically, yet unacknowledged internationally. This 2012 issue belongs to a series featuring the Chinese Lunar Calendar, an unusual choice for a predominantly Muslim Horn of Africa territory, almost certainly driven by export appeal to the collector market rather than domestic circulation intent.
The "empty leaves" designation distinguishes this from the standard struck version — a blank or incomplete die state rather than a design variant.