5 shilling 1974 — Kenya ( Pick: 11a )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 shilling issued in Kenya in 1974. It is cataloged under Pick number 11a.
The front side design features Jomo Kenyatta on the left, along with latent value images, presented in a brown-orange color on a multicolored underprint. The back depicts a woman picking coffee beans.
This note is printed on paper and measures 134 x 70 mm. It is signed by three individuals and produced by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England). The design is classified as Variant a, with Signature 3, dated December 12, 1974.
The front side design features Jomo Kenyatta on the left, along with latent value images, presented in a brown-orange color on a multicolored underprint. The back depicts a woman picking coffee beans.
This note is printed on paper and measures 134 x 70 mm. It is signed by three individuals and produced by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England). The design is classified as Variant a, with Signature 3, dated December 12, 1974.
Specifications
- Signed by
- 3
- Date of issue
- 12 December 1974
- Printing office
- Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited (England)
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- brown-orange on multicolored underprint
- Dimensions
- 134 x 70 mm
- Amount produced
- unknown
- Pick catalog
- 11a
About this banknote
The Central Bank of Kenya issued the 5 Shillings banknote (Pick 11a) on December 12, 1974. This release was part of a series introduced to replace the East African shilling, which was demonetized in 1969.
The front of the note features a right-facing portrait of President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta on the left, with the Kenyan coat of arms at the center and a latent image of the denomination at the lower left. The reverse depicts a woman harvesting coffee beans, highlighting Kenya's agricultural sector. The banknote measures 134 x 70 mm and has a lion's head watermark.
