Bank of Somaliland — not to be confused with the internationally recognized Central Bank of Somalia — began issuing its own currency after Somaliland's unilateral declaration of independence from Somalia in 1991, a status no UN member state has formally recognized. These aluminium pieces were struck for actual circulation, not as collector issues, which makes surviving examples in clean condition harder to find than mintage figures alone would suggest.
Bank of Somaliland — not to be confused with the internationally recognized Central Bank of Somalia — began issuing its own currency after Somaliland's unilateral declaration of independence from Somalia in 1991, a status no UN member state has formally recognized. These aluminium pieces were struck for actual circulation, not as collector issues, which makes surviving examples in clean condition harder to find than mintage figures alone would suggest.