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The Italian Somaliland lira also called the Somali lira ( it, lira somala), was a special version of the
Somali Lira coins (in Italian)
/ref> They were slightly larger than the 5 and 10 lire coins introduced in Italy the following year. The issue was approved by the Royal Decree of 18 June 1925, n. 1143, contextually put out over the former "Somalia Rupia". To the reverse there was the Arms of Somalia era: lion passant and three six-pointed stars. The Coat of Arms, between two branches, was crowned. Legends were only in
Currencies of "Somalia Italiana" (in Italian)
{{Somalia italiana (Colonia) Currencies of Somalia Modern obsolete currencies 1925 establishments in the Italian Empire
The Italian Somaliland lira also called the Somali lira ( it, lira somala), was a special version of the Italian lira
The lira (; plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was first introduced by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc, and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually f ...
minted in Italian Somaliland
Italian Somalia ( it, Somalia Italiana; ar, الصومال الإيطالي, Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; so, Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaalida), was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th centur ...
between 1925 and 1926.
Data
The "Italian Somali Lira" replaced theItalian Somaliland rupia The Somali rupia (plural: ''rupie'', Somali: روپيا) was the currency in Italian Somaliland from 1909 to 1925. It was subdivided into 100 ''bese'' (singular: ''besa'', Somali: بيزا).
History
The Somali Rupia was introduced between 1909 and ...
at a rate of 8 lire = 1 rupia. Only coins of £5 and £10 were issued, which circulated alongside Italian coins and banknotes. From 1938, banknotes for the Italian East African lira
The lira AOI was a special banknote circulating in Italian East Africa (''Africa Orientale Italiana'', or AOI) between 1938 and 1941.
Data
When Fascist Italy imposed the Italian lira in Ethiopia in 1936, it decided upon a rate of 3 lire = 1 th ...
also circulated. The coin circulation officially lasted until 1941.
Coins
In 1925, silver coins in denominations of 5 and 10 lire were issued./ref> They were slightly larger than the 5 and 10 lire coins introduced in Italy the following year. The issue was approved by the Royal Decree of 18 June 1925, n. 1143, contextually put out over the former "Somalia Rupia". To the reverse there was the Arms of Somalia era: lion passant and three six-pointed stars. The Coat of Arms, between two branches, was crowned. Legends were only in
Italian
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Notes
Bibliography
* * Mauri, Arnaldo (1967). ''Il mercato del credito in Etiopia'', Giuffrè ed. Milano, 1967.External links
Currencies of "Somalia Italiana" (in Italian)
{{Somalia italiana (Colonia) Currencies of Somalia Modern obsolete currencies 1925 establishments in the Italian Empire
Lira
Lira is the name of several currency units. It is the current currency of Turkey and also the local name of the currencies of Lebanon and of Syria. It is also the name of several former currencies, including those of Italy, Malta and Israe ...