Coins from Tanzania

Tanzania is a nation on the East coast of Africa with an Indian Ocean coastline and includes the islands of Zanzibar. It has land borders with Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tanzania is home to Mt Kilimanjaro, the tallest peak in Africa. Tanzania has a rich heritage going back to the very origins of humankind in pre-history and is home to some of the oldest human and proto-human fossils that have ever been found. Having been colonized by Germany prior to World War I, the nation has an interesting wartime history that resolved with it becoming a British colony until 1961, when it became independent. It merged with the newly independent island nation of Zanzibar in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. The Tanzanian Shilling, a successor currency to the East African Shilling, is divided into 100 Senti. Coins were first issued in 1966 in denominations of 5, 20 and 50 Senti, and 1 Shilling, or Shilingi. Commemorative 25 Shilingi were issued in the past, both in base and precious metals. Tanzanian coins currently circulate in denominations of 50, 100, 200 and 500 Shilingi. A large number of precious-metal commemorative coins, sometimes in outlandish shapes, have been issued in recent years, in higher denominations. Notable among these is the Death’s Head Hawkmoth commemorative of 2018 and the Big 5 Banknote coins that comprise 1 gram of fine gold. These commemoratives are issued exclusively for the collector’s market and do not circulate.
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See also: Zanzibar, East Africa, German East Africa

Shilling (1966-date)

100 Senti = 1 Shilling

5 Senti
1966-1984
Bronze • 4.0 g • ⌀ 23.24 mm
KM# 1, Schön# 1, N# 1965

10 Senti
1977-1984
Nickel brass • 5.03 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 11, Schön# 2, N# 1962

20 Senti
1966-1984
Nickel brass • 5 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 2, Schön# 3, N# 1964

50 Senti
1966-1984
Copper-nickel • 4.0 g • ⌀ 21.0 mm
KM# 3, Schön# 4, N# 3375

50 Senti
1988-1990
Nickel clad steel • 4 g • ⌀ 20.9 mm
KM# 26, Schön# A24, N# 1961

1 Shilingi
1966-1984
Copper-nickel • 8 g • ⌀ 27.74 mm
KM# 4, Schön# 5, N# 2868

1 Shilingi
1987-1992
Nickel clad steel • 6.5 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 22, Schön# 24, N# 1963

5 Shilingi (Independence)
ND (1971)
Circulating commemorative coin: 10 years of independence of Tanganyika from the United Kingdom
Copper-nickel • 13.6 g • ⌀ 31.5 mm
KM# 5, Schön# 7, N# 9715

5 Shilingi (FAO)
1972-1980
Circulating commemorative coin: FAO
Copper-nickel • 13.8 g • ⌀ 31.5 mm
KM# 6, Schön# 8, N# 8233

5 Shilingi (Central Bank)
ND (1976)
Circulating commemorative coin: Central Bank
Copper-nickel • 13 g • ⌀ 31.5 mm
KM# 10, Schön# 12, N# 12542

5 Shilingi (FAO)
1978
Non-circulating coin: FAO - Regional conference for Africa
Copper-nickel • 13.6 g • ⌀ 33 mm
KM# 12, Schön# 13, N# 12543

5 Shilingi
1987-1989
Copper-nickel • 8.3 g • ⌀ 27.53 mm
KM# 23, Schön# 25, N# 11615

5 Shilingi
1990-1993
Nickel plated steel • 8.52 g • ⌀ 27.6 mm
KM# 23a, Schön# 25a, N# 8839

10 Shilingi
1987-1989
Copper-nickel • 9.7 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 20, Schön# 26, N# 9989

10 Shilingi
1990-1993
Nickel clad steel • 10 g • ⌀ 29 mm
KM# 20a, Schön# 26a, N# 6357

20 Shilingi (Independence)
ND (1981)
Circulating commemorative coin: 20th Anniversary of Independence
Copper-nickel • 16 g • ⌀ 34.5 mm
KM# 13, Schön# 14, N# 12544

20 Shilingi (20th Anniversary of Independence)
1981
Non-circulating coin: 20th Anniversary of Independence
Silver (.925) • 16.000 g • ⌀ 34.5 mm
KM# 13a, Schön# 14a, N# 99601

20 Shilingi (Central Bank)
ND (1986)
Circulating commemorative coin: 20th Anniversary - Central Bank
Copper-nickel • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 21, Schön# 23, N# 12545

20 Shilingi (Central Bank)
1986
Non-circulating coin: Central Bank
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 39 mm
KM# 21a, Schön# 23a, N# 99600

20 Shilingi
1990-1991
Nickel plated steel • 13.10 g • ⌀ 32 mm
KM# 27.1, Schön# 27, N# 316225

20 Shilingi (Reduced size)
1992
Nickel plated steel • 13 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 27.2, Schön# 27, N# 6358

25 Shilingi (Conservation)
1974
Non-circulating coin: Conservation
Silver (.500) • 25.40 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 7, Schön# 9, N# 69873

25 Shilingi (Conservation; Silver Proof Issue)
1974
Non-circulating coin: Conservation
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 39 mm
KM# 7a, Schön# 9a, N# 38759

25 Shilingi (25 Anniversary of Independence)
1985
Non-circulating coin: 25 Anniversary of Independence
Copper-nickel • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 30, Schön# A19, N# 99596

25 Shilingi (Central Bank)
ND (1991)
Circulating commemorative coin: 25th Anniversary - Central Bank
Nickel plated steel • 13 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 28, Schön# 30, N# 12546

25 Shilingi (Central Bank)
1991
Non-circulating coin: Central Bank
Silver (.925) • 13.040 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 28a, Schön# 30a, N# 99589

50 Shilingi
1974
Non-circulating coin
Silver (.500) • 31.85 g • ⌀ 42 mm
KM# 8, Schön# 10, N# 84137

50 Shilingi (Black Rhinoceros)
1974
Non-circulating coin: Conservation
Silver (.925) • 35 g • ⌀ 42 mm
KM# 8a, Schön# 10a, N# 47073

50 Shilingi
1996-2015
Brass plated steel • 7.91 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 33, Schön# 34, N# 6896

100 Shilingi (Décennie de la Femme - ONU)
1984
Non-circulating coin
Silver (.925) • 23.3300 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 16, Schön# 17, N# 99587

100 Shilingi (Conservation)
1986
Non-circulating coin: Conservation
Copper-nickel • 19.6 g • ⌀ 36 mm
KM# 18, Schön# 21, N# 44856

100 Shilingi (Conservation; Silver Proof Issue)
1986
Non-circulating coin: Conservation
Silver (.925) • 19.44 g • ⌀ 36 mm
KM# 18a, Schön# 21a, N# 22090

100 Shilingi (Save the Children Fund)
1990
Non-circulating coin: Save the Children Fund
Silver (.925) • 19.44 g • ⌀ 36 mm
KM# 24, Schön# 28, N# 84621

100 Shilingi
1993-2015
Brass plated steel • 9 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 32, Schön# 35, N# 4187

100 Shillings (Queen Maxima of the Netherlands)
2014
Non-circulating coin: 1961-Today - Numismatic Products
Silver plated copper-nickel • 25 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 173760

100 Shillings (Lion)
2014
Non-circulating coin: 2014~Today - Big V
Silver plated copper • 25 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 173764

100 Shillings (Canonization)
2014
Non-circulating coin: Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II
Gold plated copper • 25 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 84138

100 Shillings (Elephant)
2015
Non-circulating coin: 2014~Today - Big V
Silver plated copper • 25 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 173768

100 Shillings (Black Rhinoceros)
2016
Non-circulating coin: 2014~Today - Big V
Silver plated copper • 25 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 173758

100 Shillings (Amazon Rainforest)
2016
Non-circulating coin: World Wide Fund for Nature – Amazon Rainforest
Silver plated copper • 25 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 173757

100 Shillings (Emperor Penguin)
2016
Non-circulating coin: World Wide Fund for Nature – Emperor Penguin
Silver plated copper • 25 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 173766

100 Shillings (Green Sea Turtle)
2016
Non-circulating coin: World Wide Fund for Nature – Green Sea Turtle
Silver plated copper • 25 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 173769

100 Shillings (Lady’s Slipper Orchid)
2016
Non-circulating coin: World Wide Fund for Nature – Lady’s Slipper Orchid
Silver plated copper • 25 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 173772

100 Shillings (Mountain Gorilla)
2016
Non-circulating coin: World Wide Fund for Nature – Mountain Gorilla
Silver plated copper • 25 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 100023

100 Shillings (Sumatran Tiger)
2016
Non-circulating coin: World Wide Fund for Nature – Sumatran Tiger
Silver plated copper • 25 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 173759

100 Shillings (In Memoriam 0f Princess Diana)
2017
Non-circulating coin: 20th anniversary of death of Princess Diana
Gold plated copper • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 151459

200 Shilingi (20th year of independence)
1981
Non-circulating coin
Silver (.925) • 28.280 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 14, Schön# 15, N# 99586

200 Shillings (Wildlife of Africa)
1997
Non-circulating coin
Silver (.500) • 20.00 g • ⌀ 34 mm
KM# 41, Schön# 65, N# 91846

200 Shilingi
1998-2014
Nickel brass • 8 g • ⌀ 26.9 mm
KM# 34, Schön# 36, N# 2660

200 Shilingi (Pan Troglodytes)
1999
Non-circulating coin: 1961-Today - Numismatic Products
Silver • 15.4 g • ⌀ 33.9 mm
KM# 40, N# 173744