Italian Somaliland lira

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The lira was the currency of Italian Somaliland between 1925 and ca. 1938. It replaced the Italian Somaliland rupia at a rate of 8 lire = 1 rupia. Only coins were issued which circulated alongside Italian coins and banknotes. From 1938, banknotes of the Italian East African lira also circulated.

[edit] Coins

In 1925, silver coins in denominations of 5 and 10 lire were issued. They were slightly larger than the 5 and 10 lire coins introduced in Italy the following year.

[edit] References

Krause, Chester L. and Clifford Mishler (1991). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801-1991, 18th ed., Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-150-1.

[edit] External links

Don's World Coin Gallery - Somalia
Tables of Modern Monetary Systems by Kurt Schuler - Somalia ^{Mirror site}
The Global History of Currencies - Somalia
Global Financial Data currency histories table ( Microsoft Excel format)

Preceded by: Italian Somaliland rupia Ratio: 8 lire = 1 rupia	Currency of Italian Somaliland 1925 – ca. 1938 Concurrent with: Italian lira	Succeeded by: Italian East African lira Ratio: at par