100 Shillings, Central Bank of Kenya, Kenya, 1969–1973 (Pick 10)

This 100 Shillings note was issued in Kenya by the Central Bank of Kenya, with dates recorded from 1969–1973. It belongs to the Shilling (1966-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1963-date). It measures 159 × 94 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 10.

Obverse: Front-right facing bust of President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta at left, arms at centre. Its lettering reads “100 / BANK KUU YA KENYA / CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA / LEGAL TENDER FOR ONE HUNDRED SHILLINGS / SHILINGI MIA MOJA / ONE HUNDRED SHILLINGS / THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF KENYA / MZEE JOMO KENYATTA / FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Bank of Kenya One hundred shillings”. Reverse: Three workers on pineapple plantation, two pineapples at lower left, mountain in background. Its lettering reads “100 / ONE HUNDRED SHILLINGS”.

The note was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990). Watermark: Lion head. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.