The Banknotes of Somalia

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Want an up-to-date, informative, full-color catalog of Somalia banknotes? Try The Banknote Book by Owen Linzmayer!
The first catalog number in each listing below is from The Banknote Book.

Banca Nazionale Somala (1962-1971)

BNS B1a P1a	5 Scellini / 5 Somali Shillings 1962
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BNS B2a P2a	10 Scellini / 10 Somali Shillings 1962
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BNS B3a P3a	20 Scellini / 20 Somali Shillings 1962
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BNS B5a P5a	5 Scellini / 5 Somali Shillings 1966
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BNS B8c P15a	20 Scellini / 20 Somali Shillings 1971 (10.3.1972)
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BNS B9b P12	100 Scellini / 100 Somali Shillings 1968
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Bankiga Qaranka Soomaaliyeed (1975)

SNB B1a P17a	5 Shilin Soomaali / 5 Somali Shillings 1975
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SNB B2a P18	10 Shilin Soomaali / 10 Somali Shillings 1975
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SNB B3a P19	20 Shilin Soomaali / 20 Somali Shillings 1975
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SNB B4a P20	100 Shilin Soomaali / 100 Somali Shillings 1975
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Bankiga Dhexe ee Soomaaliya (1977-present)

CBS B1a P20Aa	5 Shilin Soomaali / 5 Somali Shillings 1978
Wildebeests and zebra on front. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBS B2a P21	5 Shilin Soomaali / 5 Somali Shillings 1978
Water buffalo on front. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBS B3a P22	10 Shilin Soomaali / 10 Somali Shillings 1978
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CBS B3b P26	10 Shilin Soomaali / 10 Shillings 1980
Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBS B4a P23a	20 Shilin Soomaali / 20 Somali Shillings 1978
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CBS B5a P24a	100 Shilin Soomaali / 100 Somali Shillings 1978
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CBS B6a P31a	5 Shilin Soomaali / 5 Shillings 1983
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CBS B6b P31b	5 Shilin Soomaali / 5 Shillings 1986
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CBS B7a P32a	10 Shilin Soomaali / 10 Somali Shillings 1983
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CBS B7c P32c	10 Shilin Soomaali / 5 Shillings 1987
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CBS B8a P33a	20 Shilin Soomaali / 20 Somali Shillings 1983
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CBS B8d P33d	20 Shilin Soomaali / 20 Shillings 1989
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CBS B9a P34a	50 Shilin Soomaali / 50 Somali Shillings 1983
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CBS B9d P35b	100 Shilin Soomaali / 100 Somali Shillings 1987
Signature 5. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

CBS B9f P34d	50 Shilin Soomaali / 50 Shillings 1989
Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBS B10a P35a	100 Shilin Soomaali / 100 Somali Shillings 1983
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CBS B10e P35c	100 Shilin Soomaali / 100 Shillings 1988
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CBS B10f P35d	100 Shilin Soomaali / 100 Shillings 1989
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CBS B11b P36a	500 Shilin Soomaali / 500 Somali Shillings 1989
Signature 4. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBS B12a P37a	1000 Shilin Soomaali / 1000 Shillings 1990
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CBS B12d P37b	1000 Shilin Soomaali / 1000 Shillings 1996
Fancy-font 7-digit serial number. Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBS B13z PR1z	20 N Shilin Soomaali / 20 N Somali Shillings 1991
Serial number prefix ZZ = replacement note. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

CBS B14 PR2	50 N Shilin Soomaali / 50 N Shillings 1991
Images courtesy Ron Wise

CBS B14 PR2	50 N Shilin Soomaali / 50 N Somali Shillings 1991
Serial number variety. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

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