Catalog
100 Shillings
| Issuer | Banki Kuu ya Kenya / Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 2004-2010 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette shows the Kenyatta International Convention Centre tower rising above the Nairobi skyline, with a statue of Jomo Kenyatta in the foreground and a mountain range forming the background. A branch bearing fruit appears at left, providing a botanical decorative element. The denomination numeral 100 is rendered in large format within the composition. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Comments |
The P#42 series ran through the mid-2000s under a single signature authority — Nahashon Nyagah, who served as CBK Governor from 2003 to 2010. That unusually long tenure for a Kenyan governor means his signature appears across virtually the entire production run of this issue, giving the series a consistency rare for the period.
Thomas De La Rue supplied Kenya through much of the post-independence decades, and this note continued that relationship. The watermark remains the primary security feature — modest by the standards of contemporary regional issues, which accelerated pressure toward the more heavily secured 2010 polymer and enhanced paper series that followed.