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500 Shillings Bronze Commemorative Issue
| Issuer | Baanka Somaliland |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Reference(s) | P#13 |
| Obverse description | Central vignette shows the main headquarters of Baanka Somaliland in Hargeisa, rendered in a detailed architectural style against a guilloche underprint in blue and green tones. The note carries a bold red-brown commemorative overprint across the centre reading the 5th Anniversary of Independence inscription in both English and Somali. Denomination numerals appear in each corner, with serial numbers flanking the lower portion of the note. |
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| 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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Somaliland's unilateral declaration of independence in 1991 was recognized by no sovereign state, yet the administration in Hargeisa pressed ahead with full monetary infrastructure — issuing its own currency as a practical assertion of functional governance rather than diplomatic status. The 500 Shillings P#13 was part of that project, carrying the "commemorative" designation in connection with the fifth anniversary of the republic's self-declared independence.
The "Bronze" in the series title refers to a tiered commemorative classification, not the substrate — the note is paper, like the rest of the Somaliland shilling issues of the period.