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10 Shillings Western numerals only
| Issuer | Banki Kuu ya Kenya / Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 1969-1974 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in three-quarter right-facing view at left, with the national arms of Kenya at centre. Bilingual inscriptions in Swahili and English frame the design, with the issuing authority and legal tender clause rendered in intaglio. The note is printed in green tones with a fine guilloche underprint. |
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| Signature(s) | Duncan Ndegwa / Gevau Duncan Ndegwa Duncan Ndegwa Duncan Ndegwa |
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Kenya's first post-independence banknotes were issued in 1966, replacing East African Currency Board notes that had circulated across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania as a shared regional currency. The 10 Shillings was the workhorse denomination of that early series, and Bradbury Wilkinson — a firm with deep roots in colonial-era currency production across British Africa — was the natural choice for the contract.
The "Western numerals only" designation distinguishes this type from later issues that incorporated East African numerals, a small but deliberate shift reflecting evolving decisions about accessibility and national identity in the note's typography. Duncan Ndegwa served as CBK Governor from 1967 to 1982, accounting for his signature appearing across the full span of this issue.