View source for Kenya 1973 5 shillings

[[Image:Kenya Alb27-1203o.jpg|300px|thumb|Steve Album sale 27, lot 1203]]
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This specimen was lot 1203 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "KENYA: 5 shillings, 1973. 'Ten Years of Freedom', PCGS graded MS65." 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. The five shillings shown was issued 1973 only and is somewhat scarce. 
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 100,000 plus 1,500 proofs.

''Specification:'' 14 g, brass, 33 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-16. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016. 

''Link to:''
* [[Kenya 1971 1 shilling|1971 shilling]]
* [[Kenya 1973 10 cents|1973 10 cents]]
* [[Kenya 1973 shilling|1973 shilling]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1973]]
* return to coins of [[Kenya]]

[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 27]]