Catalog
50 Shillings
| Issuer | Baanka Somaliland |
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| Year | 1996-2002 |
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| Size | 130 × 58 mm |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents the Goodirka building in Hargeisa — formerly the House of Representatives at the time of Somaliland's declaration of independence and now the seat of the Supreme Court — rendered in fine-line intaglio engraving. A kudu antelope appears as a secondary vignette within the composition. Inscriptions in Somali, English, and Arabic encircle the design, with the denomination expressed in both numeral and text form. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKAA SOMALILAND KONTON SL SHILIN SOMALILAND 50 SHILLINGS ٥٠شن (Translation: Bank of Somaliland Fifty Somaliland Shillings) |
| Reverse description | The central field is occupied by a camel caravan vignette in which two nomadic figures accompany three camels across an arid landscape, with the twin Naasa Hablood hills — a celebrated landmark on the outskirts of Hargeisa, locally known as 'Girl's Breast' — rising in the background rendered in a soft tonal style. The bank name and denomination appear in Somali, English, and Arabic script. |
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