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The Central Bank of Kenya began printing Kenyan banknotes in 1966 under the mandate
given in the Central Bank of Kenya Act cap 491. The initial issue of Kenya shilling
notes were in the denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 shillings, all bearing
the portrait of the First President of Kenya, H.E. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in the front,
and diverse scenes of economic activities in Kenya at the back. In 1979, following
the death of H.E. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and the subsequent inauguration of H.E Daniel
Toroitich Arap Moi as the second President of the Republic of Kenya, new notes and
coins with new security features were issued to commemorate the events and usher
in a new era by including the President’s portrait. Current generation of Kenyan
banknotes all have the portrait of the First President of Kenya, the Late Mzee Jomo
Kenyatta. They range in the denominations 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 shillings.
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KShs. 50
Fifty Shillings
Size: 138mm x 72mm
Colour: Brown and Green
Potrait: The First President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
Theme: Mombasa Tusks and Nomads with Camels
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KShs. 100
Hundred Shillings
Size: 141mm x 74mm
Colour: Purple Potrait: The
First President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
Theme: Kenyatta International Conference Centre and the Statue of Kenya’s founding President
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KShs. 200
Two Hundred Shillings
Size: 144mm x 76mm
Colour: Brown Green
Potrait: The First President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
Theme: Cotton picking
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KShs. 500
Five Hundred Shillings
Size: 147mm x 78mm
Colour: Multi Colour Black Red and Green
Potrait: The First President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
Theme: Kenya’s National Assembly
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KShs. 1000
Thousand Shillings
Size: 150mm x 80mm
Colour: Brown
Potrait: The First President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
Theme: Grazing Herd of Elephants
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