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1000 Shillings Lake Tanganyika Catfish
| Location | Tanzania |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central device features a large polychrome illustration of the Lake Tanganyika cuckoo catfish (Synodontis multipunctatus) facing right, occupying most of the field. The denomination 1000 appears at lower left and lower right, with the legend ONE THOUSAND SHILLINGS and date 2021 at upper left, and the issuer legend BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA (Central Bank of Tanzania) with DHAHABU KARATI ISHIRINI NA NNE at top. The species name SYNODONTIS MULTIPUNCTATUS appears in the lower field, with repeating micro-text ONE THOUSANDTH TROY OUNCE 24K GOLD along the top and bottom borders. |
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| Obverse lettering | ONE THOUSANDTH TROY OUNCE 24K GOLD ONE THOUSANDTH TROY OUNCE 24K GOLD ONE THOUSANDTH TROY OUNCE 24K GOLD BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA DHAHABU KARATI ISHIRINI NA NNE TWENTY-FOUR KARAT PURE GOLD 1000 ONE THOUSAND SHILLINGS 2021 1000 LEGAL TENDER GOLD SYNODONTIS MULTIPUNCTATUS ONE THOUSANDTH TROY OUNCE 24K GOLD ONE THOUSANDTH TROY OUNCE 24K GOLD 1000 ONE THOUSAND SHILLINGS |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK OF TANZANIA 1000 SHILINGI ELFU MOJA 1000 ONE THOUSAND SHILLINGS ONE THOUSANDTH TROY OUNCE GOLD |
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