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40 Shillings Independence
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Weight | 11 g |
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| Obverse description | Bimetallic coin featuring the Kenyan coat of arms in the copper-nickel centre, depicting two lions rampant as supporters flanking a central shield bearing a Maasai warrior's shield and crossed spears, with a cock at the centre and a scroll at the base inscribed HARAMBEE. The numeral 40 appears in the field below the arms. The nickel brass outer ring carries the circumferential legend COMMEMORATING 40 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE 1963-2003 along the upper arc, with FORTY SHILLINGS along the lower arc, separated by two raised dots. |
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| Reverse description | The copper-nickel centre features a facing portrait bust of H.E. Mwai Kibaki, third President of the Republic of Kenya, depicted in a suit and tie in a realistic photographic style. The nickel brass outer ring bears the circumferential legend THIRD PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA H.E. MWAI KIBAKI, CGH, MP. running clockwise around the full circumference, interrupted by a single raised dot at the base. |
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| Edge | Reeded with incuse lettering. |
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