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The Central Bank of Kenya issued notes in denominations of 5/=, 10/=, 20/=, 50/= and 100/=. All of the notes feature a portrait of Kenya's first prime minister and president, Jomo Kenyatta, on the front and diverse economic activities on the back. [9] 5/= notes were replaced by coins in 1985, with the same happening to 10/= and 20/= in 1994 and ...
The community currency system takes the form of paper notes, circulating alongside the national currency, the Kenyan shilling. It aims at fostering local trade by mobilizing under-used resources, and at satisfying basic needs (such as accessing food and paying school fees) by allowing users to trade even when the national currency is scarce.
Prime Minister of Kenya (1963–1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964–1978); Founding father of Kenya 200 shillings/shilingi Obverse 2004 Mzee Jomo Kenyatta: 1889–1978 Prime Minister of Kenya (1963–1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964–1978); Founding father of Kenya 500 shillings/shilingi Obverse 2003 Mzee Jomo Kenyatta: 1889–1978
Many African countries change their currency's appearance when a new government takes power (often the new head of state will appear on bank notes), though the notional value remains the same. Also, in many African currencies there have been episodes of rampant inflation, resulting in the need for currency revaluation (e.g. the Zimbabwe dollar).
A suffix of "r" is used for either a "remainder" (mostly 19th century incomplete printings) or a "replacement" note. A suffix of "p" is used for "proof" notes. A suffix of "s" is used for "specimen" notes. A suffix of "tc" is used for "trial color proofs". A suffix of "x" is used to denote certain varieties, such as counterfeits or errors.
National Bank of Kazakhstan [Note 3] [1] Kenya: De La Rue Kenya EPZ Limited The National Treasury [Note 4] [3] Laos: Printing House Bank of the Lao P.D.R. [1] Malta: De La Rue Currency & Security Print Ltd. 1979 None (Privately held company) [Note 5] [4] Malta: Crane Currency Malta Ltd. 2017 (2018) None (Privately held company) [Note 6] [5] Mexico
Currency Notes Unicode ؋ Af ⁄ Afs: afghani Afghan afghani: Af is the singular and Afs is the plural U+060B ؋ AFGHANI SIGN: Ar: ariary Malagasy ariary [1] ฿ baht Thai baht: Also B when ฿ is unavailable U+0E3F ฿ THAI CURRENCY SYMBOL BAHT: B/. balboa Panamanian balboa: Br: birr Ethiopian birr ₿ bitcoin Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency: U+20BF ...
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe issued most of the banknotes and other types of currency notes in its history, including the bearer cheques and special agro-cheques ("agro" being short for agricultural) that circulated between 15 September 2003 and 31 December 2008: the Standard Chartered Bank also issued their own emergency cheques from 2003 to 2004.