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5 Shillings

Issuer Bank of Tanzania
Year 1966
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Printer Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom
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Obverse description Intaglio-printed portrait of President Julius Nyerere in three-quarter facing bust at right, set against a green and brown guilloche underprint with floral vignette at left; the Tanzanian coat of arms at centre, flanked by two facsimile signatures captioned MINISTER FOR FINANCE and GOVERNOR respectively. Denomination numeral '5' appears in each corner within ornate scroll borders.
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Reverse description Central intaglio vignette of Mount Kilimanjaro rising snow-capped above the savanna plain, with a large acacia tree at left foreground and a smaller tree at mid-distance; a decorative floral spray occupies the right side, and a stack of geometric chevron guilloche panels borders the left margin. Denomination numeral '5' appears at lower left within a hexagonal cartouche.
Reverse lettering BANK OF TANZANIA
SHILINGI TANO
FIVE SHILLINGS
(Translation: Five Shillings)
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