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The East African shilling was introduced to Kenya, Tanganyika, and Uganda in 1921, replacing the short-lived East African florin at a rate of 2 shillings to 1 florin. The florin had been introduced because of increasing silver prices after World War I .
The first Ugandan shilling (UGS) replaced the East African shilling in 1966 at par. Following high inflation, a new shilling (UGX) was introduced in 1987 worth 100 old shillings. The shilling is usually a stable currency and predominates in most financial transactions in Uganda, which has a very efficient foreign exchange market with
The shilling (Swahili: shilingi; abbreviation: KSh; ISO code: KES) is the currency of Kenya. It is divided into 100 cents. It is divided into 100 cents. The Central Bank of Kenya Act cap 491, mandated the printing and minting of the Kenyan shilling currency.
Some countries have not changed their currency despite being post-colonial, for example Uganda retains the Ugandan shilling. 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.
A 1933 UK shilling 1956 Elizabeth II UK shilling showing English and Scottish reverses. The shilling is a historical coin, and the name of a unit of modern currencies formerly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, other British Commonwealth countries and Ireland, where they were generally equivalent to 12 pence or one-twentieth of a pound before being phased out during the 1960s ...
Kenya: Kenyan shilling: Sh or Shs (pl.) KES Cent: 100 Kiribati: Kiribati dollar [E] $ (none) Cent: 100 Australian dollar $ AUD Cent: 100 Korea, North: North Korean won ₩ KPW Chon: 100 Korea, South: South Korean won ₩ KRW Jeon: 100 Kosovo: Euro € EUR Cent: 100 Kuwait: Kuwaiti dinar: KD KWD Fils: 1000 Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz som ⃀ KGS Tyiyn ...
The exchange rate of the Kenyan Shilling between 2003 and 2010 averaged about KSh74-78 per US Dollar. [67] The average inflation between 2005 and July 2015 was 8.5%. [68] In July 2015 Kenya's inflation rate was estimated to be 6.62%. [69]
East African shilling 1 cent and 10 cent coins (1952) 1925 East African shilling, obverse 1925 East African shilling, reverse. The East African Currency Board (EACB) was established in 1919 to supply and oversee the currency of British colonies in British East Africa.