Kenya 10 Shillings Banknote, 1978, P-16a, UNC

The green and brown 10 Kenyan shilling banknote is part of the last series of banknotes to feature the portrait of President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. These banknotes were released a month before Kenyattas death in 1978 and were withdrawn from circulation. Its obverse side contains English and Kiswahili text, the national emblem of Kenya, and a portrait of the first Kenyan president, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. Its reverse side portrays a herd of cattle grazing on a field with Mount Kenya in the background. The note has a solid security thread and a lion head watermark. The note is 142 mm long and 72 mm wide. This note is in uncirculated condition.