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5 Shillings Macaca Nemestrina
| Issuer | Bank of Somaliland |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Weight | 4.95 g |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a highly detailed frontal portrait of a pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina), its characteristic rounded facial disc and dense fur rendered with fine engraving lines that fill the coin's field from rim to rim. The scientific name Macaca Nemestrina is inscribed in italic lettering along the lower right, within the beaded inner border that encircles the design. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and has functioned as a self-governing state ever since, though it remains unrecognized by any United Nations member. The Bank of Somaliland issues coinage primarily for domestic symbolic and small-transaction purposes, and this series featuring primate species — including the pig-tailed macaque, native to Southeast Asia rather than the Horn of Africa — reflects a collector-market strategy more than local fauna representation.
The pig-tailed macaque was listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN in 2008, lending the series a conservation framing that expanded its international appeal.