Banknotes of the Somaliland shilling

The banknotes of Somaliland were first issued on 18 October 1994, the same year that the 1 Somaliland shilling coin was issued. The banknotes are issued by the Bank of Somaliland (Baanka Somaliland). The notes are issued in 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 500 shillings. In 2012, two new denominations were introduced. These notes are dated 2011, and are issued in 1000 and 5000 shillings.

Specification

Regular Series
Image	Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of printing
				Obverse	Reverse
[1]	5 shillings	120 × 53 mm	Green	Historic house "Goodirka" (House of Representatives then. Now Supreme Court of Somaliland), kudu	Two nomads with three camels, behind them are the Naasa Hablood hills	1994
[2]	10 shillings		Purple			1994, 1996
[3]	20 shillings		Brown
[4]	50 shillings		Blue			1994
[5]	50 shillings	130 × 58 or 130 × 57 mm (different sources)				1996, 1999
	100 shillings	135 × 62 mm	Khaki green	Bank of Somaliland in Hargeisa	Berbera dockside with herds of Somali sheep and goats	1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008
[6]	500 shillings	145 × 66 mm	Blue
[7]	1000 shillings	145 × 66 mm	Red			2011
[8]	5000 shillings	145 × 66 mm	Green		Three camels and three goats foraging	2011
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter. For table standards, see the banknote specification table.

In 1996 and 1999, regular 50 shilling notes were reissued with increased size (130 × 58 or 130 × 57 mm by difference sources).

5th Anniversary of Independence Commemorative Issue (1996)

In 1996, banknotes were overprinted with the phrase

5th Anniversary of
Independence 18 May 1996
Sanad Gurada 5ee
Gobanimadda 18 May 1996

in bronze/gold letters or

Sanad Gurada
5ee Gobanimadda
18 May 1996

in silver letters to commemorate the fifth anniversary of gaining de facto independence. However, whether these "commemorative" notes were overprinted by the Somaliland authority or by numismatic merchant is unclear.

See also

• Coins of the Somaliland shilling

External links

• Banknotes