TANZANIA coins - catalog of coins of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Monetary unit: Tanzanian shilling = 100 cents. Coins in circulation: 50, 100, 200, 500 shillings. Banknotes in circulation: 1, 000, 2, 000 shillings. Issuing Bank - Bank of Tanzania.
Coins in circulation:
50 shillings. Obverse: In the center of the coin is a portrait of Ali Hassan Mwinyi (born in 1925), the second president of Tanzania in 1985-1995. Beneath the portrait is the year of issue. Along the edge of the Coin there is a circular inscription: NDUGU ALI HASSAN MWINYI · RAIS WA PILI WA TANZANIA. Reverse: In the center of the coin - the image of a female rhinoceros with a cub; below is the number "50". At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: SHILINGI HAMSINI. 1996 Heptagonal coin. Brass clad steel. Diameter - 22 mm. The weight - 7,90 g. Smooth edge. The only year of release.
100 shillings. Obverse: In the center of the coin is a portrait of Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922 - 1999) - a politician in Africa during the decolonization period, the first president of Tanzania (1964 - 1985), in 1962 - 1964 - the President of Tanganyika. Around the edge of the Coin there is a circular inscription: MWALIMU JULIUS K.NYERERE RAIS WA KWANZA WA TANZANIA. Reverse: In the center of the Coin there is an image of three running antelopes; below - the number "100". At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: SHILINGI MIA MOJA and the year of issue. 2015, Brass clad steel. Diameter - 24 mm. The weight - 9,15 g. Corrugated edge.
200 shillings. Obverse: In the center of the coin is a portrait of Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume (1905 - 1972), the first president of Zanzibar. Along the edge of the Coin there is an inscription: SHEIKH ABEID AMANI KARUME · RAIS WA KWANZA WA ZANZIBAR 1998. To the left of the portrait - years of presidency: 1964 - 1972. Reverse: In the center of the Coin - the image of a lion with a lioness, below - the number "200". At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: SHILINGI MIA MBILI. 1998 Copper-nickel-zinc alloy. Diameter - 26,2 mm. The weight - 8,00 g. Sectoral corrugation edge. This type of coin has been produced since 1998.
500 shillings. Obverse: In the center of the coin is a portrait of Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume (1905 - 1972), the first president of Zanzibar. Along the edge of the Coin there is an inscription: SHEIKH ABEID AMANI KARUME RAIS WA KWANZA WA ZANZIBAR 2014. Reverse: In the center of the Coin - the image of a buffalo against the background of the savannah, below - the number "500". The inscriptions are located in a semicircle: on the left - SHILINGI, on the right - MIA TANO. In the upper part of the Coin - inside the oval corrugation - the hidden number "500", visible when changing the angle of view. 2014, Nickel plated steel. Diameter - 27,50 mm. The weight - 9,50 g. Sectoral corrugation edge. Put into circulation - 2014.
COINS REMOVED FROM CIRCULATION:
1 shilling. Obverse: In the center of the Coin there is a portrait of Ali Hassan Mwinyi (born in 1925), the second president of Tanzania in 1985-1995, along the edges of the portrait there are flowers. Under the portrait is the year of issue. Above, a semicircular inscription: TANZANIA. Reverse: In the center of the Coin - a fragment of the coat of arms: the torch of freedom; at the bottom - the number "1". Along the edge of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: SHILINGI MOJA. 1990, Nickel plated steel. Diameter - 23,5 mm. The weight - 6,50 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was produced in 1987-1992.
5 shillings. Obverse: In the center of the Coin there is a portrait of Ali Hassan Mwinyi (born in 1925), the second president of Tanzania in 1985-1995, along the edges of the portrait there are flowers. Under the portrait is the year of issue. Above, a semicircular inscription: TANZANIA. Reverse: In the center of the Coin there is a denomination in a circle, around a bunch of bananas, stalks of millet, corn and a lying zebu are depicted in the form of petals. 1987 Decagonal coin. Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 26,5 mm. The weight - 8,50 g. Sectoral corrugation edge. Circulation: 5. A coin of this type with minor image variations was produced in 1987-1993.
10 shillings. Obverse: In the center of the coin is a portrait of Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922 - 1999) - a politician in Africa during the decolonization period, the first president of Tanzania (1964 - 1985), in 1962 - 1964 - the President of Tanganyika. MWALIMU JULIUS K.NYERERE RAIS WA KWANZA WA TANZANIA. Reverse: In the center of the Coin - the coat of arms of the country; at the bottom - denomination with the number "10". In the upper part of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: SHILINGI KUMI and the year of issue. 1990, Nickel plated steel. Diameter - 29 mm. The weight - 9,70 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was produced in 1990 - 1993 In 1987 - 1989 a coin of the same design was issued from a copper-nickel alloy.
20 shillings. Obverse: In the center of the Coin there is a portrait of Ali Hassan Mwinyi (born in 1925), the second president of Tanzania in 1985-1995, along the edges of the portrait there are flowers. Under the portrait is the year of issue. Above, a semicircular inscription: TANZANIA. Reverse: In the center of the Coin there is an image of a female elephant with a baby elephant; at the bottom - the denomination with the number "20". At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: SHILINGI ISHIRINI and the year of issue. 1990 Heptagonal coin. Nickel plated steel. Diameter - 31 mm. The weight - 13,00 g. Smooth edge. This type of coin was produced in 1990-1992.
