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The Central Bank of Kenya- Description of New Kenya Currency Notes and Coins, 1980

Legal Notice 165 of 1980

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The Central Bank of Kenya- Description of New Kenya Currency Notes and Coins, 1980
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Legal Notice 165 of 1980
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LAWS OF KENYA

CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ACT

THE CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA- DESCRIPTION OF NEW KENYA CURRENCY NOTES AND COINS, 1980

LEGAL NOTICE 165 OF 1980

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. LXXXII—No. 44 on 31 October 1980
  • Commenced on 31 October 1980
  1. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
The Central Bank of Kenya will issue new currency notes and coins bearing a portrait of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, C.G.H., M.P., with the following descriptions:—
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.
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