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| Issuer | Banki Kuu ya Kenya / Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 2005-2010 |
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| Currency | Shilling (1966-date) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, first President of Kenya, at centre-left against a guilloche underprint in shades of brown and orange; the Kenyan coat of arms appears at upper right flanked by the bilingual issuer inscription in both Swahili and English. Denomination numerals occupy each corner, the date is positioned at upper left, and two facsimile signatures for the Governor and Member of the Board of Directors appear at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | A caravan of laden camels led by a handler traverses an arid landscape at centre-right, rendered in reddish-brown intaglio against a multicolour guilloche underprint; to the left, the iconic crossed elephant tusks arch over a Mombasa street scene. Denomination numerals appear in all four corners, and a gold holographic medallion is affixed at right centre. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 |
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