Somaliland's unilateral declaration of independence in 1991 has never received international recognition, leaving it in a peculiar monetary position — issuing its own coinage for a state that most of the world officially pretends does not exist. The decision to put Yasser Arafat on a 2005 issue is consistent with a broader series commemorating international figures, almost certainly aimed at the collector market rather than domestic circulation.
At 40 grams, these were never practical pocket change.
Somaliland's unilateral declaration of independence in 1991 has never received international recognition, leaving it in a peculiar monetary position — issuing its own coinage for a state that most of the world officially pretends does not exist. The decision to put Yasser Arafat on a 2005 issue is consistent with a broader series commemorating international figures, almost certainly aimed at the collector market rather than domestic circulation.
At 40 grams, these were never practical pocket change.