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100 Shillings Bronze Commemorative Issue
| Issuer | Baanka Somaliland |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents the main headquarters of Baanka Somaliland in Hargeisa, set within an ornate arched frame with guilloche underprint in multicolour tones. Overprinted in bronze across the face are the commemorative inscriptions marking the 5th Anniversary of Independence, 18 May 1996, rendered in both Somali and English text. Denomination numerals appear in the upper right and lower left corners, with the issuing authority's name in a letterpress panel across the top. |
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| Obverse lettering | BAANKA SOMALILAND 5th Anniversary of Independence 18 May 1996 Sanad Gurada 5ee Gobanimadda 18 May 1996 BOQOL SL SHILIN ONE HUNDRED SOMALILAND SHILLINGS (Translation: Bank of Somaliland 5th Anniversary of Independence 18 May 1996 One Hundred Somaliland Shillings) |
| Reverse description | The central vignette portrays the port of Berbera, with a large cargo vessel moored dockside and herders driving a mixed flock of Somali sheep and goats across the foreground. The scene is enclosed within an elaborate guilloche border with rosette cartouches at the corners, printed in shades of green and blue. Denomination panels in both Latin and Arabic numerals are positioned in the upper right, lower left, and lower right areas of the note. |
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