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Notes Of The Great Mzee, The Lion Pride: 20 Shillings (Kenya, 1978)-Reference

  • smithwicknumismati
  • May 21, 2022
  • 1 min read

This large Kenyan banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Shilling (Series 1978). The observe features a portrait Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first native President. The reverse illustration depicts a pride of African Lions. Notably Mzee (elder) is a Swahili honorific which was given to Jomo Kenyatta. (Note Size: 145 x 76 mm or 5.71 x 2.99 in)


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