Rival producers of Somali shillings emerged after 1991 .

"I could only sell it for 40,000 Somali shillings," about $10, "for a 50 kilogram bag," he said.

Dollarization notwithstanding, the large issuance of the Somali shilling has increasingly fueled price hikes, especially for low value transactions.

Maintaining and enhancing the value of the Somali shilling.

In the past 24 hours, the value of the Somali shilling has risen sharply.

With the Somali shilling at an all-time low - 2,620 to the dollar - many merchants turn away the notes because they are worth so little.

Perhaps the most worthless money in the world, the Somali shilling doubled in value after the journalists and military arrived.

The Somali shilling is the official currency of Somalia.

Following the breakdown in central authority that accompanied the civil war, which began in the early 1990s, the value of the Somali shilling was disrupted.

The Somali shilling ceased to be accepted as legal tender in Somaliland on 31 January 1995.