5000 Shilingi

Features

Issuer Tanzania
Issuing entity Bank of Tanzania (Benki Kuu ya Tanzania)
Period Republic (1964-date)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1995
Value 5000 Shilingi
5000 TZS = USD 1.94
Currency Shilling (1966-date)
Composition Paper
Size 145 × 73 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
287444
References P# 28
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Front facing bust of President Ali Hassan Mwinyi at right, arms at upper centre, rhinoceros at lower left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA
FEDHA HALALI KWA MALIPO YA SHILINGI ELFU TANO
UHURU NA UMOJA
SHILINGI ELFU TANO
5000

Translation:
Central Bank of Tanzania
Legal tender for five thousand shillings
Freedom and unity
Five thousand shillings

Reverse

Giraffes at centre, Mount Kilimanjaro in background

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA
SHILINGI ELFU TANO
5000

Translation:
Central Bank of Tanzania
Five thousand shillings

Watermark

Giraffe head

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1995) 

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