The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Fifty Shillings Note, 1990

Legal Notice 505 of 1990

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Legal Notice 505 of 1990
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LAWS OF KENYA

CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ACT

THE CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ACT- DESCRIPTION OF NEW ISSUE OF FIFTY SHILLINGS NOTE, 1990

LEGAL NOTICE 505 OF 1990

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. XCII—No. 54 on 14 December 1990
  • Commenced on 14 December 1990
  1. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
The denomination, inscriptions, form, material and characteristics of new design of fifty shillings note to be issued by the Central Bank of Kenya shall be as follows:
1.DENOMINATION:The denomination of the note shall be shillings 50 inscribed both in numerals and in words; the former to be inscribed at the four corners of both the front and back of the note:
2.BASIC COLOURS :
(i)Front.—The main colour shall be red with dark blue and brown in the background.
(ii)Back.—The main colour shall be green with red in the background.
3.SIZE: 153 mm. x 79 mm.
4.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; a rose flower and the title of the Bank in large letters reading "BANK KUU YA KENYA" and in small letters "CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA".
(ii)Back.—The main features shall be Office of the President and Kenyatta International Conference Centre and Kenya Flag in the background.
(iii)Other Features.—The note bears a distinct water-mark depicting a lion's head as well as a continuous security thread.
The new note will circulate alongside the present issues of Kenya Currency notes.
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