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On 14 September 1966, the Kenyan shilling replaced the East African shilling at par, although the latter was not demonetised until 1969. 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 ...
In Kenya there are about 42 different languages, which have different dialects and indigenous names for money, in addition to the official National languages of Swahili and English. In English, Kenyan currency is a Shilling while in Swahili it is "Shilingi". (Indeed, all East African countries refer to their money as Shillings. [citation needed])
Seychelles and Mauritius are the richest countries in East Africa by per capita, followed by Djibouti and Kenya respectively. Burundi and South Sudan are the poorest in East Africa and in the world also. Only 6 of the 14 countries have a GDP per Capita less than $1,000. [8]
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year. Countries in Africa are sorted according to data from the International Monetary Fund. [1]
There are many $1,000 banknotes or bills, including: One of the withdrawn Canadian banknotes; One of the withdrawn large denominations of United States currency; One of the banknotes of the Hong Kong dollar; One of the withdrawn Singapore banknotes; One of the Fifth series of the New Taiwan Dollar banknote; One of the banknotes of Zimbabwe
Notes were issued in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 1,000 francs, followed by those of 500 francs in 1949, and 5,000 francs in 1952. In 1957, the Institut d'Émission de l'Afrique Équatoriale Française et du Cameroun took over paper money production, issuing all of the earlier denominations except for the 500 -franc bill.
A nickel is a five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint.Composed of cupronickel (75% copper and 25% nickel), the piece has been issued since 1866.Its diameter is 0.835 inches (21.21 mm) and its thickness is 0.077 inches (1.95 mm).
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 Prime Minister of Kenya (1963–1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964–1978); Founding father of Kenya 1,000 shillings/shilingi Obverse 2003