Primary Collection: Somalia
Somalia pick 1a: 5 Scellini from 1962
1962. 5 Scellini = 5 Shillings. Red on green and orange underprint. Antelope at left. Signature title: IL PRESIDENTE at left. Back: Orange-brown. Dhow at center. Watermark: Leopard\'s head. Printer: OCV.
Somalia pick 2a: 10 Scellini from 1962
1962. 10 Scellini = 10 Shillings. Green oon red-brown and green underprint. Flower at left. Signature title: IL PRESIDENTE at left. Back: Brown and green. River scene at center right. Watermark: Leopard\'s head. Printer: OCV.
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Somalia pick 15a: 20 Scellini from 1971
1971. 20 Scellini = 20 Shillings. Brown on blue and gold underprint. Banana plant at left. Signature title: IL GOVERNATORE and IL CASSIERE at right. Back: Brown and blue. Brown bank building at center right. Watermark: Leopard\'s head. Printer: OCV (without imprint).
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Somalia pick 16a: 100 Scellini from 1971
1971. 100 Scellini = 100 Shillings. Blue on green and orange underprint. Artcraft at left. Signature title: IL GOVERNATORE and IL CASSIERE at right. Back: Blue and red. Building. Watermark: Leopard\'s head. Printer: OCV (without imprint).
Somalia pick 23a: 20 Shilin from 1978
1978. 20 Shilin = 20 Shillings. Brown on multicolor underprint. Bank building at center, arms at left. Black series and serial number. Back: Cattle. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan.
Somalia pick 24a: 100 Shilin from 1978
1978. 100 Shilin = 100 Shillings. Blue on gold and multicolor underprint. Woman with baby, rifle and farm tools at left center, Dagathur Monument at center right, arms at left. Black series and serial number. Back: Workers in factory. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan.
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Somalia pick 26a: 10 Shilin from 1980
1980. 10 Shilin = 10 Shillings. Dark green on pink and multicolor underprint. Minaret at left center, arms at left. Red series and serial number. Back: Shipbuilders at work at center right. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan. Replacement notes: Serial number prefix Z001.
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Somalia pick 27a: 20 Shilin from 1980
1980. 20 Shilin = 20 Shillings. Brown on multicolor underprint. Bank building at center, arms at left. Red series and serial number. Back: Cattle.Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan. Replacement notes: Serial number prefix Z001.
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Somalia pick 29a: 20 Shilin from 1981
1981. 20 Shilin = 20 Shillings. Brown on multicolor underprint. Bank building at center, arms at left. Red series and serial number. Back: Cattle. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan. Replacement notes: Serial number prefix ZZ001.
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Somalia pick 31a: 5 Shilin from 1983
1983. 5 Shilin = 5 Shillings. Brown-violet. Cape Buffalo herd at left center, arms at top left center, star near lower center. Back: Harvesting bananas. Reduced size. Replacement notes: Serial number prefix Z001.
Somalia pick 31c: 5 Shilin from 1987
1987. 5 Shilin = 5 Shillings. Brown-violet. Cape Buffalo herd at left center, arms at top left center, star near lower center. Back: Harvesting bananas. Reduced size. Replacement notes: Serial number prefix Z001.
Somalia pick 32c: 10 Shilin from 1987
1987. 10 Shilin = 10 Shillings. Green and multicolor. Lighthouse at left, arms at top left center, star at lower center. Back: Shipbuilders at center right. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan. Reduced size. Replacement notes: Serial number prefix Z001.
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Somalia pick 33a: 20 Shilin from 1983
1983. 20 Shilin = 20 Shillings. Brown and multicolor. Bank at left, arms at top left center, star at lower center. Back: Cattle. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan. Reduced size. Replacement notes: Serial number prefix Z001.
Somalia pick 33c: 20 Shilin from 1987
1987. 20 Shilin = 20 Shillings. Brown and multicolor. Bank at left, arms at top left center, star at lower center. Back: Cattle. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan. Reduced size. Replacement notes: Serial number prefix Z001.
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Somalia pick 33d: 20 Shilin from 1989
1989. 20 Shilin = 20 Shillings. Brown and multicolor. Bank at left, arms at top left center, star at lower center. Back: Cattle. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan. Reduced size. Replacement notes: Serial number prefix Z001.
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Somalia pick 34d: 50 Shilin from 1989
1989. 50 Shilin = 50 Shillings. Red-brown and multicolor underprint. Walled city at left and center, arms at top left center, star near lower center. Back: Watering animals at center right. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan. Reduced size. Replacement notes: Serial number prefix Z001.
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Somalia pick 35a: 100 Shilin from 1983
1983. 100 Shilin = 100 Shillings. Blue-black, dark blue and dark green on multicolor underprint. Woman with baby, rifle and farm tools at left center, Dagathur Monument at center right, arms at top left center, star at lower center. Back: Workers in factory. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan. Reduced size. Replacement notes: Serial number prefix Z001.
Somalia pick 35b: 100 Shilin from 1986
1986; 1987. 100 Shilin = 100 Shillings. Blue-black, dark blue and dark green on multicolor underprint. Woman with baby, rifle and farm tools at left center, Dagathur Monument at center right, arms at top left center, star at lower center. Back: Workers in factory. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan. Reduced size. Two signature varieties for 1987. Replacement notes: Serial number prefix Z001.
Somalia pick 36c: 500 Shilin from 1996
1996. 500 Shilin = 500 Shillings. Green and aqua on multicolor underprint. Fishermen mending net at left center, arms at top left center. Two signature varieties. Back: Mosque at left center. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan.
Somalia pick 37a: 1000 Shilin from 1990
1990. 1000 Shilin = 1000 Shillings. Violet and orange on multicolor underprint. Women seated weaving baskets at left center; arms above at top left center. Back: City view at bottom, Port of Mogadishu at upper center right. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan.
Somalia pick 37b: 1000 Shilin from 1996
1996. 1000 Shilin = 1000 Shillings. Violet and orange on multicolor underprint. Women seated weaving baskets at left center; arms above at top left center. Back: City view at bottom, Port of Mogadishu at upper center right. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan.
Somalia pick 42: 50000 Shilin from 2010
2010 (2023). Blue and blue-green on aqua-blue underprint. Building with tower at center. Back: tower structure at top of stairs.
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Somalia pick R2a: 50 N Shilin from 1991
1991. 50 N Shilin = 50 N Shillings. Brown, green and black on multicolor underprint. Man working loom, arms at top left center. Back: Young person leading a donkey with three children. Watermark: Sayyid Mohammed Aabdullah Hassan.
Somalia pick R10: 1000 Shilin from 1990
1990 (2000). 1000 Shilin = 1000 Shillings. Purple and orange on multicolor underprint. Lithographed copy of #37a.