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5 Shilingi FAO
| Issuer | Bank of Tanzania |
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| Year | 1972-1980 |
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| Engraver(s) | Christopher Ironside |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing portrait bust of President Julius Kambarage Nyerere occupying the central field of the decagonal flan, rendered in high relief with fine detail. Small stylised grain stalks flank the effigy on either side. The legend TANZANIA and the date 1980 arc across the upper periphery, while the Swahili inscription RAIS WA KWANZA (meaning The First President) curves along the lower periphery. The design is the work of engraver Christopher Ironside. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Alternating plain and reeded sections (five plain, five reeded) |
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