Tanzania 1987 5 shilingi

Tanzania is a union of the former British colonies of Tanganyika and Zanzibar and has been independent since 1964. The portrait is of Ali Hassan Mwinyi (b. 1925), who succeeded Nyerere as president and ruled 1985-95. The copper-nickel 5 shilingi shown was issued 1987-1989.

Recorded mintage: 5,000,000.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM-23.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

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