Kenya 1971 5 cents
This specimen was lot 71176 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $92. The catalog description[1] noted, "KENYA. 5 Cents, 1971. PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Gold Shield. A faint blush of toning and a little die polish on the reverse. Jomo Kenyatta, depicted on the obverse, was the 'Big Man' of Kenya 1964-78. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." After the bloody Mau-Mau rebellion in the early 1960's Kenya achieved independence (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. The five cents shown was issued 1969-1978. In 1982, US$1 = 10.5 Kenyan shillings.
Recorded mintage: 29,880,000.
Specification: 5.70 g, nickel-brass, 25.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-10.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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