Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Coin, 1973

Legal Notice 225 of 1973

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Legal Notice 225 of 1973
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Central Bank of Kenya Act
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LAWS OF KENYA

CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ACT

CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ACT- DESCRIPTION OF NEW COIN, 1973

LEGAL NOTICE 225 OF 1973

  • Commenced on 16 November 1973
  1. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
The denomination, inscriptions, form and material of a five-shilling coin to be issued by the Central Bank of Kenya as follows:—
1.The coin shall have the denomination of five shillings and shall bear the date 1973 as the year of issue.
2.The design of the new coin shall incorporate the following features—
(a)the face of the coin shall bear a representation of the head of the President, His Excellency Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, C.G.H., M.P.;
(b)the reverse of the coin shall incorporate the Kenya coat-of-arms, the words "Ten Years of Freedom", and the value in letters and figures.
3.Shape, composition and size—Shape—9-sided, plain edgesComposition—Aluminium BronzeDiameter—33 millimetres from centre of flat to opposite centreWeight—13.9 grammes.
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