Tanzanian shilling

The shilling (Swahili: shilingi; abbreviation: TSh; code: TZS) is the currency of Tanzania. It is subdivided into 100 cents (senti in Swahili). The Tanzanian shilling replaced the East African shilling on 14 June 1966 at par.

Notation

Prices in the Tanzanian shilling are written in the form of x/y, where x is the amount above 1 shilling, while y is the amount in cents. An equals sign or hyphen represents zero amount. For example, 50 cents is written as "Template:Shilingi" and 100 shillings as "Template:Shilingi" or "100/-". Sometimes the abbreviation TSh is prefixed for distinction. If the amount is written using words as well as numerals, only the prefix is used (e.g. TSh 10 million).

This pattern was modelled on sterling's pre-decimal notation, in which amounts were written in some combination of pounds (£), shillings (s), and pence (d, for denarius). In that notation, amounts under a pound were notated only in shillings and pence.

Coins

File:200 tz shillings front.jpg

Template:Shilingi obverse

In 1966, coins were introduced in denominations of Template:Shilingi, Template:Shilingi, Template:Shilingi and Template:Shilingi and Template:Shilingi, with the Template:Shilingi struck in bronze, the Template:Shilingi in nickel-brass (copper-nickel-zinc) and the -/50 and 1/= in cupro-nickel. Cupro-nickel Template:Shilingi coins were introduced in 1972, followed by scalloped, nickel-brass Template:Shilingi in 1977. This First Series coins set, in circulation from 1966 up to 1984, was designed by Christopher Ironside OBE.

In 1987, nickel-plated steel replaced cupro-nickel in the Template:Shilingi and Template:Shilingi, and cupro-nickel Template:Shilingi and Template:Shilingi coins were introduced, with the Template:Shilingi decagonal in shape. In 1990, nickel-clad-steel Template:Shilingi, Template:Shilingi and Template:Shilingi were introduced, followed by brass-plated steel coins for Template:Shilingi in 1993, Template:Shilingi in 1996 and copper-nickel-zinc Template:Shilingi in 1998.

Coins currently in circulation are the Template:Shilingi, Template:Shilingi, Template:Shilingi, and Template:Shilingi. The Template:Shilingi coin was issued on 8 September 2014.

Tanzanian shilling coins
Image	Value	Composition	Diameter	Weight	Thickness	Edge	Issued
File:Senti Tano (5 TzSh).jpg	Template:Shilingi	bronze	23.24 mm (dodecagonal)	4.0 g	1.33 mm	Smooth	1966-1984
File:Senti Kumi Tansania.jpg	Template:Shilingi	nickel-brass	25 mm (scalloped)	5.03 g	1.49 mm	Smooth	1977-1984
File:Tanzania senti ishirini front 1973.jpg File:Tanzania senti ishirini back 1973.jpg	Template:Shilingi	nickel-brass	24 mm	5 g		Smooth	1966-1984
File:Tanzania senti hamsini front 1980.jpg File:Tanzania senti hamsini back 1980.jpg	Template:Shilingi	copper-nickel	21 mm	4 g	1.6 mm	Reeded	1966-1984
	Template:Shilingi	nickel-plated steel	21 mm	4 g	1.8 mm	Reeded	1988-1990
File:Tanzania shilingi moja front 1974.jpg File:Tanzania shilingi moja back 1974.jpg	Template:Shilingi	copper-nickel	27.7 mm	8 g	1.62 mm	Reeded	1966-1984
File:Tanzania Shiling Moja.jpg	Template:Shilingi	nickel-plated steel	23.5 mm	6.5 g		Reeded	1987-1992
File:Tanzania shilingi tano front 1980.jpg File:Tanzania shilingi tano back 1980.jpg	Template:Shilingi	copper-nickel	31.5 mm (decagonal)	13.8 g	2.2 mm	Segmented; five smooth and reeded parts	1972-1980
	Template:Shilingi	copper-nickel	27.5 mm (decagonal)	8.3 g	2 mm	Segmented; five smooth and reeded parts	1987-1989
	Template:Shilingi	nickel-plated steel	27.5 mm (decagonal)	8.52 g	2 mm	Reeded	1990-1993
	Template:Shilingi	copper-nickel	29 mm	9.7 g	2 mm	Reeded	1987-1989
File:10 tz shillings front.jpg File:10 tz shillings back.jpg	Template:Shilingi	nickel-plated steel	29 mm	10 g	2.25 mm	Reeded	1990-1993
	Template:Shilingi	nickel-plated steel	32 mm (heptagonal)	13 g	2 mm	Smooth	1990-1992
File:50 Tanzanian shillings coin - Obverse.jpg File:50 Tanzanian shillings coin - Reverse.jpg	Template:Shilingi	brass-plated steel	22 mm (heptagonal)	7.91 g	2.9 mm	Smooth	1996
File:100 tz shillings front.jpg File:Tanzania 100 shillings-2.JPG	Template:Shilingi	brass-plated steel	24.5 mm	9 g	2.7 mm	Reeded	1993
File:200 tz shillings front.jpg File:Tanzania 200 shillings-2.JPG	Template:Shilingi	copper-nickel-zinc	26.8 mm	8 g	2 mm	Segmented; five smooth and reeded parts	1998, 2008, 2014
File:500 Tanzanian shillings coin - obverse.jpg File:500 Tanzanian shillings coins - reverse.jpg	Template:Shilingi	nickel-plated steel	27.5 mm	9.5 g	2.4 mm	Reeded	2014

Banknotes

On 14 June 1966, the Benki Kuu Ya Tanzania (Bank of Tanzania) introduced notes for Template:Shilingi, Template:Shilingi, Template:Shilingi and Template:Shilingi. The Template:Shilingi note was replaced by a coin in 1972. Template:Shilingi notes were introduced in 1985, followed by Template:Shilingi in 1986, Template:Shilingi in 1989 and Template:Shilingi in 1990. The Template:Shilingi, Template:Shilingi, Template:Shilingi and Template:Shilingi notes were replaced by coins in 1987, 1990, 1996 and 1994, respectively. Template:Shilingi and Template:Shilingi notes were introduced in 1995, followed by 2,000/= in 2003. A new series of notes came out in 2011. These new notes include many security features that prevent counterfeiting.

Banknotes in circulation today are Template:Shilingi, Template:Shilingi, Template:Shilingi, Template:Shilingi and Template:Shilingi

Older Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description			Date of issue
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse	Watermark
File:Tzs-10-note-front.jpg	File:Tzs-10-note-back.jpg	Template:Shilingi	-	Green	Julius Nyerere	Arusha Declaration Monument	Giraffe	-
File:Tzs-20-note-front.jpg	File:Tzs-20-note-back.jpg	Template:Shilingi	-	Blue-violet	Julius Nyerere	General Tyre East Africa Plant
File:Tzs-100-note-front.jpg	File:Tzs-100-note-back.jpg	Template:Shilingi	-	Red	Julius Nyerere	Maasai

1997 Series
Image	Value	Dimensions	Main Color	Description		Date of issue	Watermark
				Obverse	Reverse
[1]	500 /= (Shilingi Mia Tano)	138 x 69 mm	Green	Tanzanian coat of arms; Giraffe; Zebra	Clove harvest; Uhuru Torch	1997	Giraffe
[2]	1000 /= (Shillingi Elfu Moja)	142 x 71 mm	Red	Tanzanian coat of arms; Giraffe; African Elephant	Kiwira coal mine; Door of People's Bank of Zanzibar
[3]	1000 /= (Shilingi Elfu Moja)	142 x 71 mm	Red	Tanzanian coat of arms; Julius Nyerere; African Elephant	Kiwira coal mine; Door of People's Bank of Zanzibar	2000
[4]	5000 /= (Shillingi Elfu Tano)	145 x 73 mm	Purple	Tanzanian coat of arms; Giraffe; Rhino	Giraffes; Mount Kilimanjaro	1997
[5]	10,000 /= (Shilingi Elfu Kumi)	149 x 75 mm	Indigo	Tanzanian coat of arms; Giraffe; Lion	Bank of Tanzania; "House of Wonder" (Zanzibar)
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2003 Series [6]
Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description			Date of issue
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse	Watermark
File:500 tz shillings front.jpg	File:500 tz shillings back.jpg	Template:Shilingi	130 × 63 mm	Green	African Buffalo	Nkrumah Hall, University of Dar es Salaam	Giraffe	2003
File:1000 tz shillings front.jpg	File:1000 tz shillings back.jpg	Template:Shilingi	135 × 66 mm	Blue	Julius Nyerere	Statehouse, Dar es Salaam
File:2000 tz shillings front.jpg	File:2000 tz shillings back.jpg	Template:Shilingi	140 × 69 mm	Orange-brown	Lion, Mount Kilimanjaro	Old Fort, Stone Town, Zanzibar
File:5000 tz shillings front.jpg	File:5000 tz shillings back.jpg	Template:Shilingi	145 × 72 mm	Purple	Black Rhinoceros	Geita gold Mine and House of Wonders Zanzibar
File:10000 tz shillings front.jpg	File:10000 tz shillings back.jpg	Template:Shilingi	150 × 75 mm	Red	Elephant	Bank of Tanzania headquarters in Dar es Salaam
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Currently in Circulation

2011 Series
Image		Values	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of issue	Date of first issue	Watermark
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse
File:TZSn00500v.jpg	File:TZSn00500r.jpg	Template:Shilingi	120 x 60 mm	Green	Tanzanian coat of arms; Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume	University of Dar es Salaam central hall building; graduating students wearing caps and gowns; Aesculap's rod	2011	1 January 2010	Julius Kambarage Nyerere with electrotype 500
File:TZSn01000v.jpg	File:TZSn01000r.jpg	Template:Shilingi	125 x 65 mm	Blue	Tanzanian coat of arms; President Julius Kambarage Nyerere; Bismarck Rock in Mwanza Harbor	Coffee plant; State House (Ikulu) building with flag in Dar es Salaam			Julius Kambarage Nyerere with electrotype 1000
File:TZSn02000v.jpg	File:TZSn02000r.jpg	Template:Shilingi	130 x 66 mm	Orange	Tanzanian coat of arms; Lion	Palm trees; old Omani Arab Fort (Ngome Kongwe) in Zanzibar's Stone Town; carved block			Julius Kambarage Nyerere with electrotype 2000
File:TZSn05000v.jpg	File:TZSn05000r.jpg	Template:Shilingi	135 x 67 mm	Purple	Tanzanian coat of arms; plant; black rhinoceros	Cyanid Leaching plant of the gold mines of Geita			Julius Kambarage Nyerere with electrotype 5000
File:TZSn10000v.jpg	File:TZSn10000r.jpg	Template:Shilingi	140 x 68 mm	Red	Tanzanian coat of arms; Elephant	Flowers; Bank of Tanzania headquarters building in Dar es Salaam			Julius Kambarage Nyerere with electrotype 10000
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Current TZS exchange rates
From Google Finance:	AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD KES
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From XE.com:	AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD KES
From OANDA:	AUD CAD CHF CNY EUR GBP HKD JPY USD KES

See also

• Economy of Tanzania
• Ugandan shilling
• Kenyan shilling

References

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• Template:Numis cite SCWC
• Template:Numis cite SCWPM

External links

• Bank of Tanzania page on circulating banknotes
• The banknotes of Tanzania
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Preceded by: East African shilling Reason: currency independence Ratio: at par Note: independent shilling introduced in 1966, but EA shilling not demonetised until 1969

Currency of Tanzania 1966 –

Succeeded by: Current