In the sixties, after the East African shilling and somalo,  coins were issued in the name of the Somali Republic in denominations of 5, 10 and 50 cents/centesimi and 1 shilling/scellino. In the seventies when the Somali names were introduced, coins were issued in the name of the Democratic Republic of Somalia for 5, 10 and 50 senti and 1 shiling.  The legends on these coins are written in the colonization languages english and italian, despite the fact that the official languages of Somalia are somali and arabic. Most have been issued as commemorative coins such as the Chinese astrology series .