Country:

Tanzania

Series:

1961~Today - Circulation - Shilling

Catalog codes:

World Coins km34
Colnect codes TZ-000018

Themes:

Animals (Fauna) | Cats | Geometric Shapes | Heads of State | Lions | Mammals | Statesmen

Issued on:

1998

Last issue date:

2014

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Composition:

Copper-Nickel-Zinc (Cu-Ni-Zn)

Edge:

Segmented: reeded-plain

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

8 grams

Diameter:

27 mm

Thickness:

1.95 mm

Face value:

200 TSh - Tanzanian shilingi

Score:

19% Accuracy: Very High

Related items:

Coin (Related): Various Shillings (Mixed mint set 1999 - Circulation series) (Tanzania, Tanzania)

Description:

Front: Lion couple (right, Panthera leo) between vegitation
above (value) 200
legend: (above, texted value in Swahili)
SHILINGI MIA MBILI (two hundred)
Back: Head of 1st president of Zanzibar Sheikh Abeid
Amani Karume (front-left, 1964-1972)
right of (small period years) 1964-1972 inside circle
legend: (left, president) SHEIKH ABEID AMANI KARUME
(top, bottom-left/right, spacers/dots) •
(right, title) RAIS WA KWANZA ZANZIBAR
(translated: 1st President of Zanzibar)
(bottom, year) 1998 or 2008
Edge: P5G11 - Plain with 5 grained sections with 11 ridges