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20 Shillings
| Issuer | Baanka Somaliland |
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| Year | 1994-1996 |
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| Value | 20 Shillings (20 SLS) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKAA SOMALILAND LABAATAN SL SHILIN SOMALILAND 20 SHILLINGS ٢٠شن (Translation: Bank of Somaliland Twenty Somaliland Shillings.) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANKAA SOMALILAND TWENTY SOMALILAND SHILLINGS LABAATAN SL SHILIN SOMALILAND 20 SHILLINGS ٢٠شن (Translation: Bank of Somaliland Twenty Somaliland Shillings.) |
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Baanka Somaliland issued this note shortly after the self-declared republic broke from the chaos of collapsed Somalia in 1991. The Somaliland shilling was introduced as a distinct currency to assert administrative separation from the south — at a time when no foreign government recognized Somaliland's independence, making the currency itself a kind of unilateral declaration backed by nothing but local consensus.
Pick 3 is among the earliest issues of a monetary system that had no IMF standing, no correspondent banking relationships, and no international legal footing. It circulated anyway.