Somali Shilling
a.k.a. SOS
Somalia's currency, which survived years without a functioning central government largely through old…
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Somalia's currency, which survived years without a functioning central government largely through old banknotes and counterfeits.
The Somali shilling (SOS) is Somalia's money. After the government collapsed in 1991, there was no working central bank for years, yet the shilling kept circulating, a strange case study in how money can survive on habit. In daily life, US dollars and mobile-money services are widely used. It is not something you can trade on retail platforms.
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