5 Senti

5 Senti - obverse5 Senti - reverse

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Features

Issuer Tanzania
Period Republic (1964-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1966-1984
Value 5 Senti
0.05 TZS = USD 0.000019
Currency Shilling (1966-date)
Composition Bronze
Weight 4.0 g
Diameter 23.24 mm
Thickness 1.33 mm
Shape Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
1965
References KM# 1,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 1
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait of Julius Kambarage Nyerere, facing left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TANZANIA 1976
RAIS WA KWANZA

Translation: The First President

Engraver: Christopher Ironside

Reverse

Indo Pacific Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) jumping to the left above the denomination. Tano means 5 in Swahili.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SENTI TANO
5

Translation: Five cents

Engraver: Christopher Ironside

Edge

Smooth

Mints

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

Julius Nyerere: Tanzanian politician, founding father of Tanzania, President of Tanzania from the date of the country's foundation, in 1964, until his retirement, in 1985. He is considered one of the greatest historical figures of the Twentieth Century and one of the two most important personalities of modern Africa together with Nelson Mandela.

Of the circulation coins dated 1966, 24,750,000 were minted in 1965 and 55,250,000 were minted in 1966.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1966  55 250 000 $ 0.32 $ 0.33 $ 0.52 $ 0.52 $ 0.64 $ 0.64 54% London Mint; Minted in 1965-1966
1966  5 500 $ 2.90 2% London Mint; Proof
1971  5 000 000 $ 0.93 $ 0.93 6% Llantrisant Mint
1972  10 000 000 $ 1.30 $ 1.30 $ 1.30 8% Llantrisant Mint
1973  20 000 000 $ 0.50 $ 0.50 12% Llantrisant Mint
1974  12 500 000 $ 0.77 7% Llantrisant Mint
1975  20 000 000 $ 0.29 $ 0.32 $ 0.83 8% Llantrisant Mint
1976  37 500 000 $ 0.74 $ 0.74 $ 0.80 $ 1.10 18% Llantrisant Mint
1977  10 000 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.65 5%
1979  7 200 000 $ 0.60 $ 0.60 $ 0.60 5%
1980  10 000 000 0.4%
1981  13 650 000 $ 0.86 $ 0.86 $ 1.00 $ 1.10 9%
1982  $ 1.20 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 8%
1983  18 000 0.3%
1984  3%

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