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50 Shillings
| Issuer | Banki Kuu ya Kenya / Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 1980-1988 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Forward-facing portrait vignette of President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi at right, the national arms at centre, with a floral motif to the right. The face bears bilingual inscriptions in Swahili and English identifying the issuing authority and denomination, along with the motto 'HARAMBEE' and a printed authorisation clause for the Board of Directors. |
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| Reverse lettering | 50 FIFTY SHILLINGS |
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Bradbury Wilkinson held the Central Bank of Kenya printing contract through much of the 1980s, producing this series from their New Malden works until the firm was absorbed by De La Rue in 1990. The note ran across five signature combinations over eight years — an unusually high turnover reflecting Kenya's shifting senior banking appointments during the Moi administration, when the Finance ministry and the Central Bank governorship were politically sensitive positions.
The Duncan Ndegwa pairing is the earliest and typically the scarcest of the five variants. Collectors working this series by signature combination will find the later Kotut/Subiudyo pairing far more readily available.