ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenyan legislation
The Central Bank of Kenya- Description of New Kenya Currency Notes and Coins, 1980
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
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1.CURRENCY NOTES:(a)Shillings 100 Note:Basic Colours: Front face—mauve and red in green background.Back face—mauve.Main back face characteristics: Kenyatta Conference Centre with Mount Kenya in the background.Size: 158 mm x 82 mm.(b)Shillings 50 Note:Basic Colours: Front face—red.Back face—olive in violet background.Main back face characteristics: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.Size: 152 mm x 79 mm.(c)Shillings 20 Note:Basic Colours: Front face—blue.Back face—blue.Main back face characteristics: Ladies reading a newspaper in an adult literacy class.Size: 146 mm x 76 mm.(d)Shillings 10 Note:Basic Colours: Front face—green.Back face—green.Main back face characteristics: School milk scheme depicting a boy and a girl taking milk with cattle in the background.Size: 140 mm x 73 mm.(e)Shillings 5 Note:Basic Colours: Front face—light brown.Back face—light brown.Main back face characteristics: Buffaloes and giraffes.Size: 133 mm x 70 mm.The shs 100, shs 50, shs 20, shs 10 and shs 5 notes depict Kenya's coat of arms and the portrait of His Excellency Daniel Toroitich arap Moi. The notes also incorporate a lion's head as a watermark and a security thread.2.COINS:(a)sh 1: Composition cupro-nickel (75% copper and 25% nickel);Weight — 7.78 gramsDiameter — 27.74 mm.(b)50 cent: Composition cupro-nickel (75% copper and 25% nickel);Weight — 3.89 grams.Diameter — 20.96 mm.(c)10 cent: Composition nickel brass (79% copper, 20% zinc and 1% nickel);Weight — 9.45 gramsDiameter — 30.86 mm.(d)5 cent: Composition nickel brass (79% copper, 20% zinc and 1% nickel);Weight — 5.67 gramsDiameter — 25.48 mm.The obverse of all denominations of coins shows the head of the President with the inscription: PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF KENYA DANIEL TOROITICH ARAP Moi, whilst the reverse incorporates the coat of arms with the inscription: REPUBLIC OF KENYA.The new notes and coins will circulate alongside the present issues of Kenya currency notes and coins.