20 Shillings

Issuer Somalia
Year 1978-1981
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 20 Shillings (20 Shilin) (20 SOS)
Currency Shilling (1962-date)
Composition Paper (Cotton Paper)
Size 165 × 80 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#23
Obverse description Coat of arms depicting leopards and spears. The building of the headquarters of the Central Bank of Somalia surrounded by trees in Mogadishu.
Obverse lettering BANKIGA DHEXE EE SOOMAALIYA - 20 SHILIN SOOMAALI
Reverse description Herd of cows (cattle) strolling along semi-dry river bed in the outback surrounded by trees.
Reverse lettering CENTRAL BANK OF SOMALIA
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description Bearded man in a headdress (turban) - Mohammed Abdullah Hassan or Sayyid Muhammad `Abd Allah al-Hasan (Sayid Maxamed Cabdulle Xassan) (1856 - 1920) known by the British as the ‘Mad Mullah’.
Variants Signatures 2007: Hamad Ibn Saud Al Sayari; Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Assaf. 2009: Muhammad Al Jasser; Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Assaf. 2012: Fahad Al Mubarak; Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Assaf.
Numisquare ID 4849049690
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