100 Shillings

Features

Issuer	Kenya
Issuing entity	Benki Kuu ya Kenya
Period	Republic (1963-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	2019-2024
Value	100 Shillings 100 KES = USD 0.77
Currency	Shilling (1966-date)
Composition	Papier
Size	128 × 64 mm
Shape	Prostokątny
Number	N# 203936
References	TBB# 145 Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Posąg Kenyatty i Międzynarodowe Centrum Kongresowe Kenyatty w prawym centrum, budynki i góry w tle, ramiona w lewym górnym rogu, głowa lamparta (Panthera pardus) w prawym dolnym rogu. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
100
HARAMBEE
BANKI KUYU YA KENYA
CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA
LEGAL TENDER FOR ONE HUNDRED SHILLINGS
SHILINGI MIA MOJA
FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Reverse

Kukurydza po lewej, ludzie zbierający plony, wielbłądy, krowy, owce i kozy w centrum, gołąb z gałązką oliwną w prawym dolnym rogu. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
100
BANKI KUYU YA KENYA
CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA
CEREAL - NAFAKA
AGRICULTURE - KILIMO
LIVESTOCK - MFUGO
ONE HUNDRED SHILLINGS
SHILINGI MIA MOJA

Watermark

(en) Lion head and electrotype CBK / 100
The note also has cornerstone watermarks at each corner. See the comments section.

Printers

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)
Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Lipsk, Germany (1852-date)

Comments

(en)

The note has cornerstone watermarks visible as diagonal lines at each corner.

This is the 2019 note under backlight:

This is the 2024 note under backlight:

The note has a solid security strip windowed on the obverse. Under backlight the whole strip can be seen and read. It has “100” and “CBK” repeated on it. The 2019 strip has a different appearance from the 2024 strip, see the above images.

On the reverse there is a gold iridescent ink strip. It has “100” repeated on it:

UV activity on a 2019 note at 365nm:

UV activity on a 2024 note at 365nm:

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Date	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
2019						(en) Replacement, prefix ZZ	0.5%
2019	$ 1.20	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.50	TBB# 145a Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Printer: TDLR	88%
2024				$ 2.60	TBB# 145b Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	(en) Signatures: Thugge/Kiptoo; Printer: G&D	7%

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