10000 Shilingi (1997) (Obverse: Head of a giraffe. Coat of arms depicting male and female holding elephant tusks. Lion (Panthera leo). Ornamental guilloche pattern, lathework and lintels throughout the banknote. Reverse: Bank of Tanzania building (with the Twin Towers omitted) in Dar es Salaam. House of Wonders (Beit-al-Ajaib) in Stone Town, Zanzibar. Watermark: Head of a giraffe. Security features: Consecutively running black horizontal and red vertical serial numbers on the obverse of the banknote. Solid, windowed, vertical 1 mm wide security tread with demetalized 'BOT 10000' repeated. Holographic 10 mm wide surface-applied security stripe depicting 'BOT 10000' and multiple giraffes. Coloured filament fibers (hairs), the denomination '10000' hi-lite block, the vertical serial number and central part of the frontal design fluoresce when exposed to an ultraviolet light. Tactile feature: Five vertically positioned rectangular shapes on the right hand side of the giraffe's head, applied on top of the holographic security stripe. Main colours: Blue and magenta. Signature: Simon M. Mbilinyi (Minister for Finance – Waziri wa Fedha, 1995–1996); Dr. Idris M. Rashidi (Governor – Gavana, January 1993 – January 1998). Date of issue: Circa 1996. Material: Cotton fibre paper. Issuer: Bank of Tanzania. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: Giesecke and Devrient, Germany) (Serial # DG5069886) (circulated) VF
Dimensions: 150 x 74 mm
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Catalogue Number: P-33
Grade/condition: Very Fine (VF) (circulated, used)
Dimensions: 150 x 74 mm
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Catalogue Number: P-33
Grade/condition: Very Fine (VF) (circulated, used)
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