{"product_id":"kenya-p-52-50-shillings-2019-2024-unc-renewable-energy-solar-geothermal","title":"Kenya P-52b 50 Shillings 2024 UNC—Renewable Energy—Solar—Geothermal","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e \n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP-52a (TBB# 144a): dated 2019 — printed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eP-52b (TBB# 144b): dated 2024 \u003c\/strong\u003e— printed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giesecke_%2B_Devrient\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGiesecke+Devrient\u003c\/a\u003e; signatures Thugge \u0026amp; Kiptoo ⬅️ this note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green, brown, multicolor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jomo_Kenyatta\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKenyatta\u003c\/a\u003e statue and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenyatta_International_Convention_Centre\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKenyatta International Convention Centre\u003c\/a\u003e at right centre; buildings and mountain in background; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coat_of_arms_of_Kenya\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecoat of arms\u003c\/a\u003e at upper left; buffalo head at lower right.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wind turbines at left; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geothermal_power_in_Kenya\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egeothermal power plant\u003c\/a\u003e and solar panels at centre; dove with olive branch at lower right.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lion head and electrotype CBK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 123 × 62 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Kenya\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Kenya\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e De La Rue (2019); Giesecke+Devrient (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — legal tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenyan_shilling\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKenyan shilling\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Kenya\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nairobi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNairobi\u003c\/a\u003e — city population ~4.9 million; metro area ~9 million\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~57 million — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eItaly\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 580,367 km² (224,081 mi²) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTexas\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrance\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (PPP):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$6,700 USD (IMF 2026) — ranked approx. 130th globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tea, coffee, cut flowers, horticultural products\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethiopia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEthiopia\u003c\/a\u003e (north), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Somalia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSomalia\u003c\/a\u003e (northeast), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUganda\u003c\/a\u003e (west), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Sudan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouth Sudan\u003c\/a\u003e (northwest)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swahili_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSwahili\u003c\/a\u003e — official; national lingua franca (~100% understand; Ethnologue 2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e — official; language of government, law, and higher education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kikuyu_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKikuyu\u003c\/a\u003e (17% native speakers), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luhya_language\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLuhya\u003c\/a\u003e (14%) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luo_language_(Kenya_and_Tanzania)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLuo\u003c\/a\u003e (11%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kamba_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKamba\u003c\/a\u003e(10%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kalenjin_languages\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKalenjin\u003c\/a\u003e languages (13%) and 60+ other languages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-colonial kingdoms and peoples (\u003cstrong\u003eKikuyu\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMaasai\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLuo\u003c\/strong\u003e, and others)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_British_East_Africa_Company\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eImperial British East Africa Company\u003c\/a\u003e (1888–1895)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenya_Colony\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish East Africa Protectorate \/ Kenya Colony\u003c\/a\u003e (1895–1963)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenya\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Kenya\u003c\/a\u003e (1963–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKenya Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKenya is the\u003cstrong\u003e largest economy in East Africa \u003c\/strong\u003e— and one of the continent’s most important \u003cstrong\u003efinancial\u003c\/strong\u003e hubs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jomo_Kenyatta\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJomo Kenyatta\u003c\/a\u003e, whose statue anchors the obverse, was Kenya’s first president — and spent eight years imprisoned by the British during the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mau_Mau_uprising\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMau Mau uprising\u003c\/a\u003e. The \u003cspan\u003eBritish used systematic \u003cstrong\u003etorture\u003c\/strong\u003e in the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mau Mau \u003cstrong\u003edetention camps.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgriculture employs over 40%\u003c\/strong\u003e of Kenya’s workforce and accounts for a quarter of GDP — the reverse of this note is a portrait of that reality: corn, camels, cattle, sheep, goats, and the people who tend them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKenya is the world's largest exporter of \u003cstrong\u003ecut flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e — most of the \u003cstrong\u003eroses\u003c\/strong\u003e sold in \u003cstrong\u003eEurope on Valentine's Day \u003c\/strong\u003ewere grown on the shores of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lake_Naivasha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLake Naivasha\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM-Pesa\u003c\/strong\u003e, launched in Kenya in 2007, was the \u003cstrong\u003eworld's first major mobile money system \u003c\/strong\u003e— it now handles \u003cstrong\u003emore transactions than Western Union \u003c\/strong\u003eglobally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leopard\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eleopard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e on the obverse is one of Africa’s\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Big_Five_game\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBig Five\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e alongside the lion, rhino, elephant, and African buffalo. It is he most \u003cstrong\u003eelusive\u003c\/strong\u003e of them, \u003cstrong\u003eyet\u003c\/strong\u003e the only one that regularly lives \u003cstrong\u003ealongside human \u003c\/strong\u003esettlements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKibera in Nairobi is one of the \u003cstrong\u003elargest urban slums \u003c\/strong\u003ein Africa, home to an estimated 250,000–1 million people\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNairobi\u003c\/strong\u003e is the world's only \u003cstrong\u003ecity with a national park inside the city limits\u003c\/strong\u003e — you can watch \u003cstrong\u003elions with the capital's skyline \u003c\/strong\u003ebehind them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKenya has one of the highest rates of \u003cstrong\u003edeath by lightning strike\u003c\/strong\u003e in the world; the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lake_Victoria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLake Victoria\u003c\/a\u003e area is the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/the-worlds-most-lightning-prone-place-has-the-worlds-first-lightning-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003emost lightning-prone place in the world\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA solar panel— geothermal— a turbine wind machine,\u003cbr\u003eKenya's electricity is 90% green\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost banknotes celebrate the past. The Kenyan 50 Shilling note celebrates the future — or at least the ambition of one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse is unlike almost any other note in circulation: \u003cstrong\u003ewind turbines, a geothermal plant, solar panels.\u003c\/strong\u003e Three energy sources, labeled in both English and Swahili, arranged across a landscape that looks more like an infrastructure report than a traditional banknote design. Kenya generates \u003cstrong\u003eover 90% of its electricity from renewables\u003c\/strong\u003e. This note is a statement of that fact, pressed into paper and put into circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe obverse anchors the note in history. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jomo_Kenyatta\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJomo Kenyatta\u003c\/a\u003e stands in bronze outside the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenyatta_International_Convention_Centre\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKICC\u003c\/a\u003e — the tower that defined \u003cstrong\u003eNairobi’s\u003c\/strong\u003e skyline for a generation. A \u003cstrong\u003ebuffalo head \u003c\/strong\u003ewatches from the lower right. The word \u003cem\u003eHarambee\u003c\/em\u003e — all pull together — runs across the face of the note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 reissue (P-52b) switched printers from De La Rue to Giesecke+Devrient and updated the signatures to Thugge and Kiptoo. The design is otherwise unchanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Document of Kenya’s Energy Ambition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWind. Sun. Steam from the earth. On a fifty-shilling note.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51831685218615,"sku":"KE52xU","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/52b-2024-or.jpg?v=1774842293","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/kenya-p-52-50-shillings-2019-2024-unc-renewable-energy-solar-geothermal","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}