See also: Shilingi (disambiguation).
| Local Name1: | Shilingi za Kitanzania |
| Local Name Lang1: | sw |
| Image 1: | 1000 tz shillings front.jpg |
| Image Title 1: | note |
| Image 2: | Bank of Tanzania golden hour.jpg |
| Image Title 2: | The Bank of Tanzania headquarters in Dar es Salaam |
| Iso Code: | TZS |
| Inflation Rate: | 5.6% |
| Inflation Source Date: | The World Factbook, 2015 est. |
| Subunit Name 1: | cent |
| Used Coins: | ,,, |
| Used Banknotes: | ,,,, |
| Issuing Authority: | Bank of Tanzania |
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.[1]
Prices in the Tanzanian shilling are written in the form of, 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 "" and 100 shillings as "" 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.
In 1966, coins were introduced in denominations of,, and and, with the struck in bronze, the in nickel-brass (copper-nickel-zinc) and the -/50 and 1/= in cupro-nickel. Cupro-nickel coins were introduced in 1972, followed by scalloped, nickel-brass in 1977. This First Series coins set, in circulation from 1966 up to 1984, was designed by Christopher Ironside OBE.[2]
In 1987, nickel-plated steel replaced cupro-nickel in the and, and cupro-nickel and coins were introduced, with the decagonal in shape. In 1990, nickel-clad-steel, and were introduced, followed by brass-plated steel coins for in 1993, in 1996 and copper-nickel-zinc in 1998.
Coins currently in circulation are the,,, and . The coin was issued on 8 September 2014.[3]
| Tanzanian shilling coins | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Composition | Diameter | Weight | Thickness | Edge | Issued | |
| bronze | 23.24 mm (dodecagonal) | 4.0 g | 1.33 mm | Smooth | 1966-1984 | |||
| nickel-brass | 25 mm (scalloped) | 5.03 g | 1.49 mm | Smooth | 1977-1984 | |||
| nickel-brass | 24 mm | 5 g | Smooth | 1966-1984 | ||||
| copper-nickel | 21 mm | 4 g | 1.6 mm | Reeded | 1966-1984 | |||
| nickel-plated steel | 21 mm | 4 g | 1.8 mm | Reeded | 1988-1990 | |||
| copper-nickel | 27.7 mm | 8 g | 1.62 mm | Reeded | 1966-1984 | |||
| nickel-plated steel | 23.5 mm | 6.5 g | Reeded | 1987-1992 | ||||
| copper-nickel | 31.5 mm (decagonal) | 13.8 g | 2.2 mm | Segmented; five smooth and reeded parts | 1972-1980 | |||
| copper-nickel | 27.5 mm (decagonal) | 8.3 g | 2 mm | Segmented; five smooth and reeded parts | 1987-1989 | |||
| nickel-plated steel | 27.5 mm (decagonal) | 8.52 g | 2 mm | Reeded | 1990-1993 | |||
| copper-nickel | 29 mm | 9.7 g | 2 mm | Reeded | 1987-1989 | |||
| nickel-plated steel | 29 mm | 10 g | 2.25 mm | Reeded | 1990-1993 | |||
| nickel-plated steel | 32 mm (heptagonal) | 13 g | 2 mm | Smooth | 1990-1992 | |||
| brass-plated steel | 22 mm (heptagonal) | 7.91 g | 2.9 mm | Smooth | 1996 | |||
| brass-plated steel | 24.5 mm | 9 g | 2.7 mm | Reeded | 1993 | |||
| copper-nickel-zinc | 26.8 mm | 8 g | 2 mm | Segmented; five smooth and reeded parts | 1998, 2008, 2014 | |||
| nickel-plated steel | 27.5 mm | 9.5 g | 2.4 mm | Reeded | 2014 | |||
On 14 June 1966, the Benki Kuu Ya Tanzania (Bank of Tanzania) introduced notes for,, and . The note was replaced by a coin in 1972. notes were introduced in 1985, followed by in 1986, in 1989 and in 1990. The,, and notes were replaced by coins in 1987, 1990, 1996 and 1994, respectively. and 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.[4] [5]
Banknotes in circulation today are,,, and
| Older Series | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Dimensions | Main Colour | Description | Date of issue | ||||||
| Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | Watermark | |||||||
| - | Green | Julius Nyerere | Arusha Declaration Monument | Giraffe | - | ||||||
| - | Blue-violet | Julius Nyerere | General Tyre East Africa Plant | ||||||||
| - | Red | Julius Nyerere | Maasai | ||||||||
| 2003 Series http://www.bot-tz.org/BankingOperations/Currency/currencyInCirculation.asp | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Dimensions | Main Colour | Description | Date of issue | ||||||
| Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | Watermark | |||||||
| 130 × 63 mm | Green | African Buffalo | Nkrumah Hall, University of Dar es Salaam | Giraffe | 2003 | ||||||
| 135 × 66 mm | Blue | Julius Nyerere | Statehouse, Dar es Salaam | ||||||||
| 140 × 69 mm | Orange-brown | Lion, Mount Kilimanjaro | Old Fort, Stone Town, Zanzibar | ||||||||
| 145 × 72 mm | Purple | Black Rhinoceros | Geita gold Mine and House of Wonders Zanzibar | ||||||||
| 150 × 75 mm | Red | Elephant | |||||||||
| 2011 Series[7] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Values | Dimensions | Main Colour | Description | Date of issue | Date of first issue | Watermark | ||
| Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | ||||||
| 120 x 60 mm | Green | Tanzanian coat of arms | 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 | |||
| 125 x 65 mm | Blue | Tanzanian coat of arms
| Coffee plant; State House (Ikulu) building with flag in Dar es Salaam | Julius Kambarage Nyerere with electrotype 1000 | |||||
| 130 x 66 mm | Orange | Tanzanian coat of arms
| Palm trees; old Omani Arab Fort (Ngome Kongwe) in Zanzibar's Stone Town; carved block | Julius Kambarage Nyerere with electrotype 2000 | |||||
| 135 x 67 mm | Purple | Tanzanian coat of arms
| Cyanid Leaching plant of the gold mines of Geita | Julius Kambarage Nyerere with electrotype 5000 | |||||
| 140 x 68 mm | Red | Tanzanian coat of arms
| Flowers; Bank of Tanzania headquarters building in Dar es Salaam | Julius Kambarage Nyerere with electrotype 10000 | |||||
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