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5 Shillings Magnetic
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF KENYA · MZEE JOMO KENYATTA · |
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Kenya's shift to bimetallic coinage in the early 2000s was driven partly by persistent counterfeiting of the older single-metal shilling series and partly by IMF-adjacent pressure to modernize the currency infrastructure. The magnetic steel core in this variant distinguishes it from the earlier brass-center type — a distinction that matters primarily for automated sorting and vending equipment, where non-magnetic coins were causing operational failures in Nairobi's transit and retail systems.