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The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of Ten and One Hundred Shillings Note, 1989

Legal Notice 334 of 1989

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The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of Ten and One Hundred Shillings Note, 1989
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Legal Notice 334 of 1989
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LAWS OF KENYA

CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ACT

THE CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ACT- DESCRIPTION OF TEN AND ONE HUNDRED SHILLINGS NOTE, 1989

LEGAL NOTICE 334 OF 1989

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. XCI—No. 43 on 19 October 1989
  • Commenced on 19 October 1989
  1. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
The denominations, inscriptions, form, material and characteristics of new designs of ten and one hundred shillings notes to be issued by the Central Bank of Kenya shall be as follows:
(1)Ten Shillings note:
(a)Denomination: The denomination of the note shall be shillings 10 inscribed both in numericals and in words; the former to be inscribed at the four corners of bath the front and back of the note.
(b)Basic colours
(i)Front: The main colour is green with blue and brown in the background.
(ii)Back: The main colour is green with blue, brown and purple, in the background.
(c)Size: 140 mm. x 73 mm.
(d)Main features
(i)Front: The main features shall be the portrait of His Excellency Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, C.G.H., M.P., President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kenya; the Kenya Coat of Arms; and a rose flower. The title of the Bank in both Kiswahili and English shall be at the top left-hand side; one set of numbers shall be in a vertical line next to the watermark, and the other set shall be horizontal to the right of the portrait. The Kiswahili inscription shall be at the bottom.
(ii)Back: The main features shall be an. institution of higher learning with two pairs of students, one pair in academic gowns; a diploma certificate on the left hand edge of the note; a key on the right edge of the note and Mt. Kenya in the background. The English inscription shall be at the top.
(iii)Other features: The note incorporates a clearly defined three dimensional watermark of a lion's head as well as a continuous security thread.
(2)One Hundred Shillings note:
(a)Denomination: The denomination of the note shall be shillings 100 inscribed both in numericals and in words; the former to be inscribed at the if our corners of both the face and the back of the note.
(b)Basic colours
(i)Front: The main colour as purple with red and green in the background.
(ii)Back: The main colour is purple with red and brown in the background.
(c)Size: 1158 mm. x 82 mm.
(d)Main features
(i)Front: The main features shall be the portrait of His Excellency Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, C.G.H., M.P., President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kenya; the Kenya Coat of Arms; and a rose flower. The title of the Bank in both Kiswahili and English shall be at the top left; one set of numbers shall be in a vertical line next to the watermark, and other set shall be horizontal to the right of the portrait. The Kiswahili inscription shall be at the bottom.
(ii)Back: The main features shall be the Nyayo Monument surrounded by National flags; the four engravings on the Nyayo Monument to the right edge of the note; 25 years of Uhuru Monument to the bottom left edge of the note; and Mt. Kenya in the background.
(iii)Other features: The note incorporates a clearly defined three dimensional watermark of a lion's head as well as continuous security thread.
The new notes will circulate alongside the present issues of Kenya currency notes and coins with effect from the 17th October, 1989.
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