ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenyan legislation
The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Bank Notes, 1974
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
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1.The new notes shall have the denominations of five shillings, ten shillings, twenty shillings and one hundred shillings.2.The designs or the new notes shall show features indigenous to Kenya and in addition to its individual characteristics, described below, each note shall incorporate—(a)on the front of the note—(i)a portrait of the President, His Excellency Mzee Jomo Kenyatta;(ii)the title of the Bank in Kiswahili and English followed by the words "LEGAL TENDER FOR" and the denomination of the note in words in English and Kiswahili;(iii)an ornamental motif in the centre, incorporating some features of Kenya's coat-of-arms and depicting the denomination of the note in words in English followed by the words "The First President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta" followed by the words "FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS", underneath which the signature of the Governor and a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank shall be inscribed. The paper of each note shall incorporate a lion's head, as the watermark, and a security thread.(iv)a serial number in the vicinity of the top right hand and bottom left hand corner;(v)the date of issue of the note in the vicinity of the bottom right hand corner;(vi)the denomination of the note in English figures at each of the corners.(b)on the back of the note, in addition to the individual characteristics pertaining to the back, the denomination of the note in words in English and—(i)in the cases of the one hundred shilling and the twenty shilling note the denomination of the note in English figures at three of the corners;(ii)in the cases of the ten shilling and the five shilling note the denomination of the note in English figures at each of the corners.3.The individual characteristics of the various denominations of notes shall be as follows:—Sh.5Size: 133.75 millimetres by 70 millimetres.Basic colour: Brown.Back: A coffee picker and coffee plantation with Mount Kenya in the background.Sh.10Size: 140 millimetres by 73 millimetres.Basic colour: Green.Back: Dairy cattle in pasture with Mount Kenya in the background.Sh.20Size: 146 millimetres by 76 millimetres.Basic colour: Blue.Back: Lions with Mount Kenya in the background.Sh.100Size: 152 millimetres by 79 millimetres.Basic colour: Purple.Back: Statue of His Excellency the President and the Kenyatta Conference Centre with Mount Kenya in the background.