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5 Cents
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 1978-1991 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 2011 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Kenyan national coat of arms at centre, featuring a traditional Maasai shield supported by two rampant lions, with an axe and spear crossed behind the shield. A scroll at the base bears the national motto HARAMBEE. The date is divided on either side of the shield, with the numeral denomination 5 appearing below. The circular legend REPUBLIC OF KENYA arcs around the upper field, while FIVE CENTS is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Kenya's small-denomination coinage from this period was issued under the presidency of Daniel arap Moi, who took power in 1978 following Jomo Kenyatta's death. The 5 cent piece had so little purchasing power by the late 1980s that it was effectively ignored in everyday transactions well before the series ended, a pattern common across sub-Saharan Africa as inflation eroded the lowest denominations into irrelevance.