10 Shillings Monkey, Full leaves

Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but remains unrecognized by any UN member state, leaving the Bank of Somaliland to issue currency for a country that officially does not exist. These coins circulate domestically without the international legitimacy that most issuing authorities take for granted. The monkey series — part of a broader wildlife coinage program — was produced largely for collector export rather than heavy domestic use, which explains why circulated examples are harder to find than uncirculated ones despite the modest face value.