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500 Shillings Silver Commemorative Issue
| Issuer | Baanka Somaliland |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Watermark visible when held to light. |
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| Comments |
Somaliland's 1996 commemorative issue arrived just five years after the self-declared republic broke from the collapsed Somali state — a government printing money for a country unrecognized by any other. The 500 Shillings denomination was part of a broader effort to establish functioning monetary infrastructure under conditions of near-total international isolation.
The "Silver Commemorative" designation distinguishes this from the standard circulation series, though the practical boundary between commemorative and everyday use was thin in a cash economy with few alternatives. Pick 19 is not among the easier Somaliland notes to source in sound condition.