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5 Shillings 5th. Anniversary of Independence - 18 May 1996
| Issuer | Baanka Somaliland |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BAANKA SOMALILAND 5th Anniversary of Independence 18 May 1996 Sanad Gurada 5ee Gobanjmadda 18 May 1996 SOMALILAND 5 SHILLINGS |
| Reverse description | Green on multicolour underprint. A desert landscape vignette occupies the central field, with a caravan of three camels led by two nomadic figures traversing arid terrain, evoking the pastoral and mercantile traditions of the Somaliland interior. |
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Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in May 1991, though no UN member state has formally recognized it. This note marks the fifth anniversary of that declaration — an unusual decision for a government still fighting for international legitimacy, issuing commemorative currency that most of the world officially pretended didn't exist.
Pick 8 is the only commemorative in the early Somaliland series. The denomination itself was economically trivial by 1996; the note's purpose was political symbolism, not purchasing power.