Catalog
10 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Tanzania |
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| Year | 1966-1978 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 BANK OF TANZANIA LEGAL TENDER FOR TEN SHILLINGS UHURU NA UMOJA SHILINGI KUMI 10 TEN SHILLINGS MINISTER FOR FINANCE GOVERNOR (Translation: Freedom and unity Ten shillings) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of a sisal plantation extending to the horizon, with workers tending rows of sisal plants suspended on drying frames in the foreground; the composition is framed by guilloche rosette panels at left and right, with a hexagonal guilloche watermark reserve at right. The denomination numeral 10 appears within an ornate panel at lower left. |
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Tanzania's first banknote series, issued after the break from the East African Currency Board, required the newly established Bank of Tanzania to commission an entirely new set of notes following independence in 1964. Thomas De La Rue supplied the full series, as they had for much of Britain's departing colonial currency infrastructure across East Africa — a continuity of contractor even as political ties were severed.
The P#2 ran across a notably long issue window, with serial letter and signature varieties distinguishing earlier printings from later ones. Collectors targeting the full signature set should verify the signatory combination carefully, as values diverge considerably between them.