| Issuer | East African Currency Board |
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| Year | 1953-1957 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Shillings |
| Currency | Shilling (1921-1967) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 158 × 95 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom |
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| In circulation to | 1957 |
| Reference(s) | P#33 |
| Obverse description | Blue-black on orange-brown underprint. Queen Elizabeth at lower right. Denomination written in English, Arabic and Gujarati. |
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| Reverse description | Lion at the centre. Value in numerics at 4 corners and both sides of the lion. Value in words at top and the bottom. |
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| Numisquare ID | 3409379320 |
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