5 Shilingi Central Bank

Issuer	Bank of Tanzania
Year	1976
Type	Commemorative circulation coin
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Obverse description	Facing left portrait effigy of President Julius K. Nyerere occupying the left portion of the field, with the commemorative dates 1966–1976 inscribed along the lower periphery. The legend BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA arcs across the upper portion of the coin, flanked on either side by stylized foliate bush motifs rendered in a decorative manner consistent with East African design conventions of the period.
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Reverse description	Central vignette depicting the headquarters building of the Bank of Tanzania in architectural elevation view, occupying the central field. The denomination in Swahili, SHILINGI TANO, is inscribed in an arc along the upper periphery, while the numeral 5 appears prominently in the lower portion of the field, flanked symmetrically by two decorative branches extending inward from either side.
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