Kenya 1973 5 shillings

Steve Album sale 27, lot 1203

This specimen was lot 1203 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] 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.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]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:

• 1971 shilling
• 1973 10 cents
• 1973 shilling
• Coins and currency dated 1973
• return to coins of Kenya