Kenya 1984 10 cents
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 (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. Daniel Arap Moi appears on coins starting in 1978. The ten cents shown was issued 1978-81, 1984-91. In 1994, it was converted to brass plated steel and in 1995, the size was reduced. In 1982, US$1 = 10.5 Kenyan shillings.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: 9 g, nickel brass, 30.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 18.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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