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5 Shilingi Independence
| Issuer | Bank of Tanzania |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Currency | Shilling (1966-date) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of President Julius Kambarage Nyerere facing left, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair. Two sprigs of grain flank the portrait symmetrically in the left and right fields. The legend TANZANIA curves along the upper periphery, while the commemorative date range 1961-1971 is inscribed across the lower field, referencing the decade from Tanzanian independence to the coin's issue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central raised circular medallion bearing the large numeral 5 above the Swahili legend TANO, with SHILINGI inscribed along the upper arc of the inner circle, all separated by dot ornaments. Surrounding the central medallion are four decorative cartouches arranged in a cross pattern, containing agricultural symbols representing Tanzania's rural economy: a bunch of bananas at the top, sorghum or millet stalks at the lower left, maize at the lower right, and a recumbent zebu bull at the bottom. The overall composition is framed by interlaced ribbon-style borders within the decagonal field. |
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