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500 Shillings
| Issuer | Banki Kuu ya Kenya / Central Bank of Kenya |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Size | 138 × 68 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | 500 BANKI KUYU YA KENYA CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA TOURISM - UTALII WILDLIFE - WANYAMA WA PORI LION - SIMBA FIVE HUNDRED SHILLINGS SHILINGI MIA TANO (Translation: Central Bank of Kenya Tourism, wildlife, lion Five hundred shillings) |
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| Variants | P#55a - 2019 P#55b - 2024 |
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The 2019 series marked a significant redesign for Kenyan currency — the Constitution of Kenya 2010 prohibits the image of any living person on banknotes or coins, which forced the Central Bank to retire the long-running Moi- and Kenyatta-portrait series entirely. This note was part of the first complete set issued in full compliance with that constitutional requirement.
Thomas De La Rue has printed Kenyan notes since independence, a relationship stretching back to 1966. The print run of just over twelve million pieces is modest for a high-denomination note in active commercial use.