Catalog
2000 Shillings
| Issuer | Bank of Tanzania |
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| Year | 2010-2025 |
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| Size | 130 × 66 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA FEDHA HALALI KWA MALIPO YA SHILINGI ELFU MBILI UHURU NA UMOJA 2000 SHILINGI ELFU MBILI (Translation: Central Bank of Tanzania Legal tender for two thousand shillings Freedom and unity Two thousand shillings) |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread, Hologram |
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Tanzania's 2000 Shilling note entered circulation as part of a broader series refresh that coincided with the Bank of Tanzania's push to standardize anti-counterfeiting measures across denominations following a period of reported forgery activity in East African markets. Thomas De La Rue's involvement in the series is longstanding — the Bank of Tanzania has maintained that relationship through multiple redesign cycles since the 1960s.
P#42 sits in the upper-middle range of the shilling denominations, practically useful but not the workhorse note of daily commerce. Holographic strip placement on De La Rue Tanzania issues of this period occasionally shows minor misalignment — worth checking on any example claimed as uncirculated.