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| Issuer | Banki Kuu ya Kenya / Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 1969-1973 |
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| Value | 5 Shillings (5 KES) |
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| Obverse description | A front-facing portrait bust of the first President of Kenya, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, is positioned at left, rendered in intaglio against a guilloche underprint. The national arms of Kenya appears at centre, flanked by bilingual inscriptions in Swahili and English. Denomination numerals appear in the corners, with the board signature panel at the lower portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 BANKi KUU YA KENYA CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA LEGAL TENDER FOR FIVE SHILLINGS SHILINGI TANO ONE HUNDRED SHILLINGS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF KENYA MZEE JOMO KENYATTA FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Translation: Central Bank of Kenya Five shillings) |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 FIVE SHILLINGS |
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