The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Bank Notes, 1970

Legal Notice 106 of 1970

Repealed
This Legal Notice was repealed on 1974-12-13 by The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Withdrawal of Bank Notes, 1974.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 106 of 1970
Primary work
Central Bank of Kenya Act
Date
19 June 1970
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 NEW ISSUE OF BANK NOTES, 1970

LEGAL NOTICE 106 OF 1970

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. LXXII—No. 29 on 19 June 1970
  • Commenced on 19 June 1970
  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 the 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, material and characteristics of new notes to be issued by the Central Bank of Kenya shall be as follows:—
1.The new notes shall have the denominations of five shillings, ten shillings, twenty shillings, fifty shillings and one hundred shillings.
2.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—
(a)on the front of the note—
(i)the portrait of the President, His Excellency Mzee Jomo Kenyatta;
(ii)an inscription "First President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta";
(iii)the title of the Bank in Swahili and English followed by words in English "LEGAL TENDER FOR..." and the denomination of the note in words in Swahili;
(iv)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 "FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS" underneath which the signatures of the Governor and a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank shall be inscribed. A lion's head shall be used as the watermark and the paper comprising each note shall include a security thread;
(v)a serial number at the top right hand vicinity of the corner and at the bottom left hand vicinity of the corner;
(vi)the date of issue of the notes at the bottom right hand vicinity of the corner;
(vii)the denomination of the note in English figures at the corners of each note.
(b)on the back of the note, in addition to the individual characteristics pertaining to the back, the denominations of the note in English figures at the corners of each note.
3.The individual characteristics of the various denomination of notes shall be as follows
Sh.5Size: 5 1/4 inches by 2 3/4 inches.Basic Colour: Brown.Back: A coffee picker and coffee plantation with Mt. Kenya in the background.
Sh10Size: 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 3 1/2 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 ¼ 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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History of this document

13 December 1974
19 June 1970 this version
Published in Kenya Gazette 29
Commenced