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500 Shillings Bronze Commemorative Issue
| Issuer | Baanka Somaliland |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKAA SOMALILAND 5th Anniversary of Independence 18 May 1996 Sanad Gurada 5ee Gobanjmadda 18 May 1996 SHAN BOQOL SL SHILIN FIVE HUNDRED SOMALILAND SHILLINGS (Translation: Bank of Somaliland 5th Anniversary of Independence 18 May 1996 Five Hundred Somaliland Shillings.) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette portrays the port of Berbera with a large cargo vessel moored dockside, while herders tend flocks of Somali sheep and goats in the foreground, evoking the country's pastoral and maritime economy. The design is set within an elaborate guilloche border in blue tones with rosette ornaments at each corner. Denomination inscriptions in English, Somali, and Arabic appear in the lateral panels. |
| Reverse lettering | BANKAA SOMALILAND SHAN BOQOL SL SHILIN FIVE HUNDRED SOMALILAND SHILLINGS ٥٠٠ شن (Translation: Bank of Somaliland Five Hundred Somaliland Shillings.) |
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