Name; Republic of Somaliland.

Region; British Africa.

Date of Independence; 1991.

Constitutional status at time of issue; Republic with a President & a bicameral legislature (House of Representatives & Council of Elders).Currently not recognised as independent by the international community,although there is support for recognition as an independent member of the British Commonwealth in Great Britain & other British Commonwealth countries such as New Zealand.

Capital; Hargeisa.

Currency system; 100 Cents = 1 Shilling.

The titles of the signatories on the first issue (1994) are Guddoomiyaha & Lacaghayaha.On later issues,this is reversed.

Guddoomiyaha / Lacaghayaha.

P3a. 1994 20 Shillings.