page_title: Somaliland shilling
section_title: Banknotes
hierarchical_section_title: Somaliland shilling / Banknotes
caption_attribution_description: English: The only unit of exchange in Somaliland is the 500 shillings note, which had a value of about 9 cents in early 2011.
context_page_description: The Somaliland shilling is the official currency of the Republic of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.
context_section_description: Banknotes were issued in denominations of 5-, 10-, 20-, 50-, 100-, 500, and 1,000 and 5,000 Somaliland shillings, with dates ranging from 1994 to 2011. Currently only the 100, 500, 1,000 and 5,000 Somaliland shillings notes are in circulation.
  In 1996 and 1999, regular 50 Somaliland shillings 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.
caption: 50 USD equivalent in 2011
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