Problem with Kenya coins

Nearly all the Kenyan coins have the coat-of-arms side with the denomination as the obverse and the portrait side as the reverse. But the descriptions with letterings are switched!
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4689.html

So which parts should be changed? And which side was designed by Norman Sillman?

Obverse x reverse is tricky.

Obverse should be clear identification of state.

I would go for coat of arms here.

There should be a feature when you use the option "switch obverse and reverse picture" that it's also possible that the texts get switched (yes it's a comfort feature but in this case great comfort)

Look at the catalogue reference indicated on the listing; it is K&M so in order to maintain consistency the Numista catalogue should follow K&M format which is that the obverse has the arms (usually) and reverse always has the busts.

Usually local national banks decide themselves which one is obverse and which is reverse.
But as this information doesn't given at Kenya`s national Bank site, we can follow KM #.

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Quote: "radrick007"the Numista catalogue should follow K&M format which is that the obverse has the arms (usually) and reverse always has the busts.

​With British coins, and other monarchies, it's always the opposite, bust = obverse

Quote: "Dato Mikeladze"​Usually local national banks decide themselves which one is obverse and which is reverse.

​Like for the euro coins, officially: common side = obverse, but Numista: national side = obverse

Obverse is the side with clear identification of state. That is, the coat of arms, or monarch.