Catalog
100 Shillings
| Issuer | Banki Kuu ya Kenya / Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 1974-1977 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | At left, a three-quarter right-facing portrait vignette of President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, identified by inscription as "THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF KENYA"; the national arms appear at centre. Bilingual legends in English and Swahili name the issuing authority and denomination, with a signature panel for the Board of Directors at lower centre. Guilloche underprint elements frame the entire note field. |
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| Protection description | Lion head |
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Duncan Ndegwa served as Central Bank of Kenya's first indigenous Governor, appointed in 1967 after the departure of expatriate staff who had carried over from the colonial-era East African Currency Board. The multiple signature combinations on Pick 14 reflect staff changes in the Deputy Governor position across the series' four-year run — Ndegwa's name anchors all variants while his counterpart cycles through three different names, making signature pairing the primary tool for dating individual specimens.
Bradbury Wilkinson held the Kenya account through much of the 1960s and 1970s before De La Rue eventually absorbed much of that regional business following BW's 1986 acquisition.