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500 Shilingi Hyena
| Issuer | Bank of Tanzania |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#50 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed, high-relief depiction of two spotted hyenas occupies the central field, with the larger animal facing left in the foreground and a smaller individual positioned behind and to the right, both rendered amid low savanna vegetation. The species identification HYENA appears in the field to the right of the animals. The legend SERENGETI WILDLIFE arcs along the upper periphery, flanked on both sides by decorative geometric border elements. The denomination 500 appears in the lower central field, with the Swahili inscription SHILINGI MIA TANO completing the lower legend. |
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| Reverse lettering | SERENGETI WILDLIFE HYENA 500 SHILINGI MIA TANO |
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