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The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Fifty, One Hundred, Two Hundred, Five Hundred and One Thousand Shillings Currency Notes

Legal Notice 13 of 2004

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The Central Bank of Kenya Act- Description of New Issue of Fifty, One Hundred, Two Hundred, Five Hundred and One Thousand Shillings Currency Notes
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LAWS OF KENYA

CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ACT

THE CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ACT- DESCRIPTION OF NEW ISSUE OF FIFTY, ONE HUNDRED, TWO HUNDRED, FIVE HUNDRED AND ONE THOUSAND SHILLINGS CURRENCY NOTES

LEGAL NOTICE 13 OF 2004

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CVI—No. 21 on 5 March 2004
  • Commenced on 5 March 2004
  1. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
The denomination, inscriptions, forms, material and characteristics of the new fifty shillings, one hundred shillings, two hundred shillings, five hundred shillings and one thousand shillings currency notes to be issued by the Central Bank of Kenya shall be as follows:—
1.FIFTY SHILLINGS
(a)Denomination:The denomination of the note shall be shillings fifty inscribed both in words and in figures, the latter to be inscribed on the face and the back at the four corners.
(b)Basic Colours:Front and Back—The main colour shall be dark brown with light blue/purple in the background.
(c)Size:138 mm. x 72 mm.
(d)Main Features:
(i)FrontThe main features shall be the portrait of The First President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and the Kenya Coat of Arms. The title of the Bank in both Kiswahili and English shall be at the top right side. A watermark of a lion's head shall be to the left of the portrait. One set of asymmetric red numbers shall be in a vertical line next to the watermark and the other set of asymmetric black numbers shall be horizontal at the bottom right side. The Kiswahili inscription shall be to the right of the portrait and a conspicuous lion's head shall be below the watermark.
(ii)BackThe main features shall be a caravan of camels and the tusks on the road leading to Kilindini harbour.
(iii)Security FeaturesThe note shall incorporate a well defined three dimensional watermark of a lion's head with prominent highlight eyes together with electrotype watermark of the value numeral "50" underneath the head. Below the watermark is a see-through feature which reveals a complete image of an elephant when held against the light. There shall be a clear text intermittently visible thread that when held against the light shows as a continuous line and text reading "CBK 50".To the right of the Coat of Arms, there shall be a bordered oblong shaped area which, when viewed at different angles, reveals two distinct images, one image being the letters "CBK" and the other, the value numeral "50".
(iv)Members' SignaturesThese shall be of Andrew K. Mullei, Governor, Central Bank of Kenya, and Joseph Magari, member of the Board of Directors.Date of Issue: 2nd February, 2004.
2.ONE HUNDRED SHILLINGS
(a)Denomination:The denomination of the note shall be shillings one hundred inscribed both in words and in figures, the latter to be inscribed on the face and the back at the four corners.
(b)Basic Colours:Front and Back—The main colour at the front shall be purple with red and green in the background. At the back, the colour shall be purple with green and light blue in the background.
(c)Size:141 mm. x 74 mm.
(d)Main Features:
(i)FrontThe main features shall be the portrait of The First President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and the Kenya Coat of Arms. The title of the Bank in both Kiswahili and English shall be at the top right side. A watermark of a lion's head shall be to the left of the portrait. One set of asymmetric red numbers shall be in a vertical line next to the watermark and the other set of asymmetric black numbers shall be horizontal at the bottom right side. The Kiswahili inscription shall be to the right of the portrait and a conspicuous lion's head shall be below the watermark.
  
  
  
  
(ii)BackThe main features shall be the Kenyatta International Conference Centre with the statue of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. To the left shall be coffee berries and to the right shall be a mountain scene.
(iii)Security FeaturesThe note shall incorporate a clearly defined three dimensional watermark of a lion's head with prominent highlight eyes together with an electrotype watermark of the value numeral "100" underneath the head. Below the watermark shall be a see-through feature which reveals a complete image of an elephant when held against the light. There shall be a clear text intermittently visible thread that when held against the light shows as a continuous line and text reading "CBK100".To the right of the Coat of Arms, there shall be a bordered oblong shaped area which, when viewed at different angles, reveals two distinct images, one being the letters "CBK" and the other, the value numeral "100".
(iv)Members' SignaturesThese shall be of Andrew K. Mullei, Governor, Central Bank of Kenya, and Joseph Magari, member of the Board of Directors.Date of Issue: 2nd February, 2004.
3.TWO HUNDRED SHILLINGS
(a)Denomination:The denomination of the note shall be shillings two hundred inscribed both in words and in figures, the latter to be inscribed on the face and the back at the four corners.
(b)Basic Colours:Front and Back—The main colour at the front shall be dark blue with green in the background. At the back, the main colour shall be green.
(c)Size:144 mm. x 76 mm.
(d)Main Features:
(i)FrontThe main features shall be the portrait of The First President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and the Kenya Coat of Arms. The title of the Bank in both Kiswahili and English shall be at the top right side. A watermark of a lion's head shall be to the left of the portrait. One set of asymmetric red numbers shall be in a vertical line next to the watermark and the other set of asymmetric black numbers shall be horizontal at the bottom right side. The Kiswahili inscription shall be to the right of the portrait and a conspicuous lion's head shall be below the watermark.
(ii)BackThe main feature at the back shall be cotton pickers.
  
  
  
(iii)Security FeaturesThe note shall incorporate a three dimensional watermark of a lion's head with prominent highlight eyes together with an electrotype watermark of the value numeral "200" underneath the head. Below the watermark shall be a see-through feature which reveals a complete image of an elephant when held against the light. There shall be a clear text intermittently visible thread that when held against the light shows as a continuous line and text reading "CBK 200".To the right of the Coat of Arms, there shall be a bordered oblong shaped area which, when viewed at different angles, reveals two distinct images, one being the letters "CBK" and the other, the value numeral "200".
(iv)Members' SignaturesThese shall be of Andrew K. Mullei, Governor, Central Bank of Kenya, and Joseph Magari, member of the Board of Directors.Date of Issue: 2nd February, 2004.
4.FIVE HUNDRED SHILLINGS
(a)Denomination:The denomination of the note shall be shillings five hundred inscribed both in words and in figures, the latter to be inscribed on the face and the-back at the four corners.
(b)Basic Colours:Front and Back—The main colour shall be black with red and green in the background.
(c)Size:147 mm. x 78 mm.
(d)Main Features:
(i)FrontThe main features shall be the portrait of The First President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and the Kenya Coat of Arms. The title of the Bank in both Kiswahili and English shall be at the top right side. A watermark of a lion's head shall be to the left of the portrait. One set of asymmetric red numbers shall be in a vertical line next to the watermark and the other set of asymmetric black numbers shall be horizontal at the bottom right side. The Kiswahili inscription shall be to the right of the portrait and a conspicuous lion's head shall be below the watermark.
(ii)BackThe main features shall be the House of Parliament with the parliamentary mace to the left and a shield to the bottom right side.
(iii)Security FeaturesThe note shall incorporate a three dimensional watermark of a lion's head with prominent highlight eyes together with an electrotype watermark of the value numeral "500" underneath the head. Below the watermark shall be a see-through feature which reveals a complete image of an elephant when held against the light. There shall be an intermittently visible starchrome thread that when held against the light shows as a continuous line and text reading "CBK 500". The thread shall show a pronounced shift in colour between magenta and green when moved in reflected light.To the right of the Coat of Arms, there shall be a bordered oblong shaped area which, when viewed at different angles, reveals two distinct images, one being the letters "CBK" and the other, the value numeral "500".
(iv)Members' SignaturesThese shall be of Andrew K. Mullei, Governor, Central Bank of Kenya, and Joseph Magari, member of the Board of Directors.Date of Issue: 2nd February, 2004.
5.ONE THOUSAND SHILLINGS
(a)Denomination:The denomination of the note shall be shillings one thousand inscribed both in words and in figures, the latter to be inscribed on the face and the back at the four corners.
(b)Basic Colours:Front and Back—The main colour shall be brown with light purple and green in the background.
(c)Size:150 mm. x 80 mm.
(d)Main Features:
(i)FrontThe main features shall be the portrait of The First President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and the Kenya Coat of Arms. The title of the Bank in both Kiswahili and English shall be at the top right side. A watermark of a lion's head shall be to the left of the portrait. One set of asymmetric red numbers shall be in a vertical line next to the watermark and the other set of asymmetric black numbers shall be horizontal at the bottom right side. The Kiswahili inscription shall be to the right of the portrait and a conspicuous lion's head shall be below the watermark.
(ii)BackThe main features shall be a wildlife scene dominated by elephants with a rhino and buffalo in the background.
(iii)Security FeaturesThe note shall incorporate a well defined three dimensional watermark of a lion's head with prominent highlight eyes together with an electrotype watermark of the value numeral "1000" underneath the head. Below the watermark shall be a see-through feature which reveals a complete image of an elephant when held against the light. There shall be an intermittently visible starchrome thread that when held against the light shows as a continuous line and text reading "CBK 1000". The thread shall show a pronounced shift in colour between magenta and green when moved in reflected light.To the right of the Coat of Arms, there shall be a bordered oblong shaped area which, when viewed at different angles, reveals two distinct images, one being the letters "CBK" and the other, the value numeral "1000".
(iv)Members' SignaturesThese shall be of Andrew K. Mullei, Governor, Central Bank of Kenya, and Joseph Magari, Member of the Board of Directors.Date of Issue: 2nd February, 2004.
The new notes shall circulate alongside all the present issues of currency notes and coins.
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