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50 Shillings Western numerals only
| Issuer | Banki Kuu ya Kenya / Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 1969-1971 |
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| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio-printed three-quarter right-facing bust portrait of the First President of Kenya, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, with the national arms of Kenya at centre. Bilingual legends in English and Swahili frame the central vignette, with denomination numerals and authorising signatures for the Board of Directors beneath. The composition is bounded by fine guilloche borderwork throughout. |
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| Protection description | Lion head |
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Kenya's first banknote series launched at independence used Eastern Arabic numerals alongside Western ones — a nod to the coast's long mercantile ties with the Arab world. This issue, designated with Western numerals only, represents the revised printing that dropped that bilingual numeral convention, likely reflecting a practical decision about legibility and standardization rather than any political statement. Bradbury Wilkinson produced both variants, which makes distinguishing them a matter of numeral inspection rather than paper or ink.
Two signature combinations are recorded for P#9. The Ndegwa/Gevau pairing is the scarcer of the two.