Catalog
25 000 Shilingi Serengeti Wildlife
| Issuer | Bank of Tanzania |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the coat of arms of Tanzania centrally positioned in the field, featuring a shield supported by a male figure to the left and a female figure to the right, both rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof background. The shield bears the national symbols including crossed axes, a spear, and wavy lines representing the sea, surmounted by a torch. A ribbon scroll at the base of the arms carries the national motto 'UHURU NA UMOJA' (Freedom and Unity). The legend 'TANZANIA' arcs prominently along the upper periphery in large capital letters, and the date '1998' appears in bold numerals at the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | SERENGETI WILDLIFE SHILINGI ELFU ISHIRINI NA TANO 25000 |
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Tanzania's 1998 kilo silver program targeted the high-end collector market at a moment when large-format kilo coins were proliferating among African issuers, many produced under contract by European mints for export rather than domestic circulation. This piece never functioned as money in any practical sense — the face value was nominal even by 1998 Tanzanian shilling standards, when the currency had already suffered decades of post-independence inflation and structural adjustment pressures that gutted its purchasing power.
KM#A58 designation places it as a variant addition to the standard catalog sequence, suggesting it was documented after initial publication of the Tanzania listings.