Country | Kenya |
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Period | Republic (1963-Date) |
Type | Standard Circulation Coin |
Years | 1969-1978 |
Value | 5 Cents (0.05 KES) |
Currency | Shilling (1966-Date) |
Composition | Nickel Brass |
Weight | 5.6 g |
Diameter | 25.5 mm |
Thickness | 1.58 mm |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment ↑↑ |
Demonetized | 12-31-2011 |
References | KM# 10, Schön# 10 |
Arms with supporters dividing date above value
Lettering:
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
19 70
HARAMBEE
5
FIVE CENTS
Engraver: N. Sillman
Left bust of Jomo Kenyatta (President of Kenya 1963 - 1978)
Lettering:
THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF KENYA
MZEE JOMO KENYATTA
Smooth
Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969 | 800,000 | 6% | ||||||||||
1969 | 15 | 0.3% | Proof | |||||||||
1970 | 10,000,000 | 23% | ||||||||||
1971 | 29,680,000 | 43% | ||||||||||
1973 | 500 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
1974 | 5,599,000 | 9% | ||||||||||
1975 | 28,000,000 | 25% | ||||||||||
1978 | 23,168,000 | 40% |