Kenya 1966 100 shillings
This specimen was part of lot 21130 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), which sold for $2,585. The catalog description[1] noted, "KENYA. Three Piece Jomo Kenyatta Gold Set, 1966. NGC MS-64 & MS-66. Fr-1, 2 & 3; KM-7, 8 & 9. No mintage listed in Krause, but all three are infrequently encountered types containing a combined 1.9046 Troy ounces AGW. Includes 100, 250 and 500 Shillings, all in high grade, and all free of spots, tone or fog." The East African region including present-day Kenya is home to many indigenous groups such as the Kikuyu and Masai. It became a part of the British empire as a colony (see British East Africa). After the bloody Mau-Mau rebellion in the early 1960's, Kenya achieved independence in 1964, but remained a member of the British Commonwealth. Jomo Kenyatta, member of the Kikuyu tribe, was the first president of Kenya (1964-1978) and appears on all coins of that period. This set honored Jomo's 75th birthday.
Recorded mintage: unknown plus 7,500 proofs.
Specification: 7.6 g, 0.917 fine gold, .222 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-3; KM-7.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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- 1966 shilling
- 1966 250 shillings
- 1966 500 shillings
- Coins and currency dated 1966
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