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50 Cents Without legend
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 1966-1968 |
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| Weight | 3.8 g |
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| Reverse description | A plain, unlegended truncated bust of Kenya's first President, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, faces left, rendered in fine relief against a smooth, unadorned field. The portrait captures Kenyatta in a suit and open-collar shirt, with his characteristic short beard and natural hair, conveying a dignified and statesmanlike presence. No inscriptions, legends, or exergual text appear on this side, giving the effigy an austere and commanding quality. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Kenya's first coinage series, issued beginning in 1966, replaced the East African Currency Board issues that had circulated across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania under British oversight. The decision to strike a distinctly Kenyan series followed independence in 1963 but was delayed several years while the Central Bank established its monetary framework. The short window of this type — superseded by 1969 — means total mintage across the three years was modest, though it circulated heavily in urban markets during a period of rapid post-colonial economic reorganization.