Catalog
20 Shillings
| Issuer | Banki Kuu ya Kenya / Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 1981-1987 |
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| Currency | Shilling (1966-date) |
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| Obverse description | Forward-facing portrait of President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi at right, flanked by the national arms at centre and a floral vignette at left, all set over a fine guilloche underprint. The bilingual issuer title — CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA and BANKI KUU YA KENYA — appears across the upper register, with the legal tender inscription in both English and Swahili below. The national motto HARAMBEE and the presidential attribution are present, with the authorising signature line for the Board of Directors at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of four traditionally attired women seated together reading a newspaper, set within a landscape composition with Mount Kenya rising in the background and a tree with a rural hut to the left. An elaborate multicoloured guilloche rosette occupies the right portion of the note, with the denomination numeral 20 appearing in bold at both upper left and lower left corners. |
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| Protection description | Lion head watermark |
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