The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of Banknotes

Legal Notice 252 of 1966

Repealed
This Legal Notice was repealed on 1974-12-13 by The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Withdrawal of Bank Notes, 1974.
Citation
Legal Notice 252 of 1966
Primary work
Central Bank of Kenya Act
Date
23 August 1966
Language
English
Type
Legal Notice
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LAWS OF KENYA

CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ACT

THE CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ACT- DESCRIPTION OF BANKNOTES

LEGAL NOTICE 252 OF 1966

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. LXVIII—No. 42 on 23 August 1966
  • Commenced on 23 August 1966
  1. [Revoked by The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Withdrawal of Bank Notes, 1974 (Legal Notice 307 of 1974) on 13 December 1974]
IN EXERCISE of powers conferred by section 22 (2) of the Central Bank of Kenya Act 1966, the Minister for Finance acting on the recommendation of the Central Bank of Kenya, hereby determines that the denominations, inscriptions, form and material and characteristics of notes to be issued by the Central Bank of Kenya shall be as follows:—
The notes of the Central Bank of Kenya shall have the denominations of five shillings, ten shillings, twenty shillings, fifty shillings and one hundred shillings and shall be signed for the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Kenya by the Governor and a member of the Board. The first issue of the aforesaid notes shall be known as that of 1st July 1966.The designs of the new notes shall show features indigenous to Kenya and in addition to its individual characteristics, described below, each note shall incorporate on the front of the note—
(a)the portrait of the President, His Excellency Mzee Jomo Kenyatta;
(b)the title of the Bank in Swahili and English; and
(c)an ornamental motif in the centre, incorporating some features of Kenya's coat-of-arms. A lion's head shall be used as the watermark and the paper shall include a security thread.
Sh.5Size: 5 3/4 inches by 3 1/4 inches.Basic Colour: Green.Back: Tea pluckers and a tea estate with Mt. Kenya in the background.
Sh.20Size: 6 inches by 34 inches.Basic Colour: Blue.Back: Sisal plantation with Mt. Kenya in the background.
Sh.50Size: 6 inches by 3 3/4 inches.Basic Colour: Grey-brown.Back: Cotton pickers on a cotton plantation with Mt. Kenya in the background.
Sh.100Size: 6 1/4 inches by 3 3/4 inches.Basic Colour: Purple.Back: Cultivators in a pineapple plantation with Mt. Kenya in the background.
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13 December 1974
23 August 1966 this version
Published in Kenya Gazette 42
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1. The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Notes, 1970