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1000 Shillings Central Bank
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse lettering | · CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA · SILVER JUBILEE 1991 · HARAMBEE 1000 ONE THOUSAND SHILLINGS (Translation: All pull together.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Kenya's 1000 Shilling silver issues of the early 1990s were produced primarily for the collector and bullion markets rather than domestic circulation — the denomination was wildly impractical for everyday use in an economy where the average monthly wage hovered well below that figure. KM#26 falls within a series the Central Bank issued during a period of significant political turbulence, as single-party rule under Daniel arap Moi was coming under mounting international pressure that would ultimately force multiparty elections by 1991–92.