Italian Somaliland lira

Currency of Italian Somaliland

The "Italian Somaliland Lira" was a special version of the Italian "5 Lire coin" of 1927 (shown above), with the same image of king Vittorio Em. III

The Italian Somaliland lira also called the Somali lira (Italian: lira somala), was a special version of the Italian lira minted in Italian Somaliland between 1925 and 1926.[1]

## Data

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> The Italian government decided to introduce the Italian lira into the colony. Decree No.1143 of 18 June 1925 authorized the introduction of the lira as legal tender, replacing the Italian rupee. (However, the Indian rupee continued to circulate as non-legal tender.) In order to introduce the lira, a period of exchange commenced on 1 July 1925 and ended on 30 June 1926. During this period, the Bank of Italy at Mogadishu exchanged the rupees for lire at a rate of eight lire per rupee. The lira proved to be an acceptable and reliable currency for the colony, but there developed an opinion in Italy, that it might be wiser to have a separate currency for its colonies (including Eritrea & Somalia), which would be linked to the lira, rather than allowing the Italian lira to circulate in its colonies. Peter Symes

The "Italian Somali Lira" replaced the Italian Somaliland rupia 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 also circulated. The coin circulation officially lasted until 1941.

## Coins

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In 1925, silver coins in denominations of 5 and 10 lire were issued.[2]

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.

Coins

Value | Straight | Reverse | first minting | off the course
5 lire | Vittorio Emanuele III di Savoia with king crown. Under him the word MOTTI, the image creator Attilio Motti. | Coat of Arms of "Somalia italiana": lion with 3 stars crown. Around the words SOMALIA ITALIANA. |

1925

1926

10 lire

## Notes

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1. ^ http://www.pjsymes.com.au/articles/somalia(part1).htm The Banknotes of Somalia by Peter Symes
2. ^ Somali Lira coins (in Italian)

## Bibliography

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* Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (1991). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801–1991 (18th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0873411501.
* Mauri, Arnaldo (1967). Il mercato del credito in Etiopia, Giuffrè ed. Milano, 1967.

## External links

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* Currencies of "Somalia Italiana" (in Italian)

Preceded by:
Italian Somaliland rupia
Ratio: 8 lire = 1 rupia | Currency of Italian Somaliland
together with ordinary Italian lira
1925 - 1926
Concurrent with: Italian lira | Succeeded by:
Italian lira
Ratio: at par

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Italian Somaliland

Main authorities|

* King & Emperor Vittorio Emanuele III
* Prime Minister Benito Mussolini
* List of governors-general of Italian East Africa
* Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi

Governors|

* Italian Governors of Somalia
* Main Colonial governors: Vincenzo Filonardi; Giacomo De Martino; Cesare Maria De Vecchi; Maurizio Rava; Rodolfo Graziani; Carlo De Simone

General history|

* Italian Somaliland
* Oltre Giuba
* Second Italo-Ethiopian War
* Somalia Governorate
* Italian invasion of British Somaliland
* Italian tentative to occupy French Somaliland
* East African Campaign
* Italian guerrilla war in A.O.I. (1941–1943)
* Trust Territory of Somaliland
* Italy–Somalia relations

Infrastructure|

* Mogadishu–Villabruzzi Railway
* Railway stations in Italian Somaliland
* Linea dell'Impero
* Petrella Airport
* Villa Somalia
* Governor's Palace of Mogadishu
* Porto di Mogadiscio
* Museo della Garesa
* Stadio Coni Mogadiscio
* Saline Dante
* Lido Beach

Related articles|

* Italian Somalis
* Mogadishu under Italian rule
* Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi
* Genale
* Vittorio
* Port of Merca
* Dam of Genale Doria
* Banaadir
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* Italian Somaliland rupia
* Somalo
* Banca per l'Africa Orientale
* Postage stamps and postal history of Somalia
* Postage stamps and postal history of Eritrea
* Postage stamps and postal history of Oltre Giuba
* Catholic Church in Somalia
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* Mogadishu Cathedral
* Italian language in Somalia
* Sentinels of Bronze
* Royal Banana Monopoly

Colonial troops|

* Royal Corps of Colonial Troops
* Royal Corps of Somali Colonial Troops
* Italian Somali Divisions (101 and 102)
* Dubats
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* Bands
* Zaptié

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