Showing posts with label kenya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kenya. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Kenya 2018 - New circulating coin family

Four new beautiful fauna coin types have been issued for circulation:



Real image, for size comparison:



You can get this set from my friend Murtaza in his eBay shop.

(news by Aidan Work and Pabitra Saha)
(images by Fran Pascual)

LINK: Central Bank of Kenya

Thursday, September 07, 2017

Kenya 50 shillings 2016 - 50 years of Central Banking

New commemorative in gold plated CuNi:

"50 years of Central Banking"



(news and image from Wolfgang Schian)

Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Kenya 50 shillings 2013 - 50th anniversary of Independence

New collectors issues:

'50th anniversary of Independence'

Three coins have been minted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kenya Independence. All three with same design and size. The only difference is composition and weight. They are gold plated nickel, gold plated silver and pure gold:



LINK: Central Bank of Kenya

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Kenya 2010 - 3 new types

New circulating types:



The 5 shillings is magnetic and has a smaller coat of arms. See it here compared to 2009 type (KM#37):



The 10 shillings is magnetic, has a smaller coat of arms and a bigger '10'. See it here compared to 2009 type (KM#35):



The 20 shillings is magnetic and has slightly different numerals and letters styles. See it here compared to 2009 type (KM#36):



Finally, if you're wondering about the 1 shilling, here you can check that 2010 type is not a new type, it is just like before (KM#34):



(information from Wolfgang Schuster)
(images taken from eBay)