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Kenyan shilling


Name: Kenyan shilling
Defn: 100c=1sh
Symbol:
Code: KES
Desc: actually East African shilling before 1966
Units of money:
cent c 1
shilling sh 100

Users of this currency: Kenya (1123 stamps, 1963-2022)

Denominations used in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
5c 5   12/12/1963 issue=Uhuru d=cattle ranching ... 12/13/1971 issue=1971 dt=seashells (1971 Kenya) d=Phardonella perna
10c 8   12/12/1963 brn issue=Uhuru d=wood carving ... 9/1/1989 issue=1988 dt=butterflies (1988 Kenya) d=Cyrestis camillus (1989)
15c 5   12/12/1963 mag issue=Uhuru d=miner with pneumatic drill ... 12/13/1971 issue=1971 dt=seashells (1971 Kenya) d=Clanculus puniceus
20c 7   12/12/1963 grn&sep issue=Uhuru d=timber industry ... 2/14/1988 issue=1988 dt=butterflies (1988 Kenya) d=Iolaus sidus
30c 7   12/12/1963 blk&yel issue=Uhuru d=Jomo Kenyatta facing Mt Kenya ... 2/15/1983 dt=flowers (1983 Kenya) d=Barleria eranthemoides
40c 6   12/12/1963 ltbl&brn issue=Uhuru d=fishing industry ... 2/14/1988 issue=1988 dt=butterflies (1988 Kenya) d=Vanessa cardui (1988)
50c 42   12/12/1963 issue=Uhuru d=Kenyan holding flag of Kenya ... 2/22/1993 issue=1993 dt=birds (1993 Kenya) d=superb starling Spreo superbus
60c 1   12/13/1971 issue=1971 dt=seashells (1971 Kenya) d=Cassis rufa (1971)
65c 2   12/12/1963 dkblgrn&yel issue=Uhuru d=Pyrethrum industry, 12/12/1966 issue=1966 dt=animals (1966 Kenya) d=black rhinoceros (1966)
70c 30   9/15/1969 issue=1966 dt=animals (1969 Kenya) d=ostrich (1969) ... 2/14/1988 issue=1988 dt=butterflies (1988 Kenya) d=Precis westermanni (1988)
80c 3   12/13/1977 dt=minerals (1977) d=fluorite (1977) ... 2/14/1988 issue=1988 dt=butterflies (1988 Kenya) d=Colias electo (1988)
1.00sh 1   3/27/1985 issue=75th Anniversary of Girl Guide Movement
= 1sh 58   12/12/1963 issue=Uhuru d=National Assembly building (1963) ... 2/22/1993 issue=1993 dt=birds (1993 Kenya) d=Trachyphonus erythrocepholus
1.20sh 7   3/15/1989 dt=Historic Monuments in Kenya ... 3/23/1990 issue=10th Anniversary of Pan African Postal Union
1.30sh 3   12/12/1963 issue=Uhuru d=African elephant in front of hotel ... 12/12/1966 issue=1966 dt=animals (1966 Kenya) d=elephant (1966)
1.50sh 13   9/15/1969 issue=1966 dt=animals (1969 Kenya) d=bat-eared fox ... 2/22/1993 issue=1993 dt=birds (1993 Kenya) d=Musophaga rossae (1993)
= 1sh50c 1   9/18/1978 issue=road safety d=Ignoring Traffic Signs may cause death
2sh 36   12/12/1963 issue=Uhuru d=coffee plantation ... 2/28/2001 issue=2001 dt=crops (2001) d=Gossypium hirsutum
2.50sh 16   12/12/1964 issue=Republic of Kenya d=Spathodea campanulata (1964 Kenya) ... 6/11/1990 issue=30th Anniversary of Kenya African National Union
3.00sh 1   3/27/1985 issue=75th Anniversary of Girl Guide Movement
= 3sh 62   11/17/1975 dt=seashells (1971 Kenya) d=Fasciolaria trapezium (1971) oc=blk on=1971-2.50sh ... 7/1/1993 issue=World Congress of Rehabilitation International
3.40sh 7   3/15/1989 dt=Historic Monuments in Kenya ... 3/23/1990 issue=10th Anniversary of Pan African Postal Union
3.50sh 24   6/9/1982 issue=75th Anniversary of Boy Scout Movement / 60th Anniversary of Girl Guide Movement d=Be prepared ... 6/27/1994 dt=orchids (1994 Kenya) d=Ansellia africana (1994 Kenya)
4sh 9   5/8/1985 issue=Red Cross Day ... 2/28/2001 issue=2001 dt=crops (2001) d=Musa acuminata (2001)
4.40sh 4   3/15/1989 dt=Historic Monuments in Kenya ... 9/6/1989 dt=Fungi (1989 Kenya) d=Agaricus bisporus (1989)
4.50sh 6   4/27/1990 issue=STAMP WORLD LONDON '90 ... 11/30/1990 issue=International Literacy Year
5.00sh 2   3/27/1985 issue=75th Anniversary of Girl Guide Movement, 6/11/1990 issue=30th Anniversary of Kenya African National Union d=Jomo Kenyatta
= 5sh 74   12/12/1963 issue=Uhuru d=Harvesting tea ... 2/28/2001 issue=2001 dt=crops (2001) d=Persea americana (2001)
5.50sh 7   3/15/1989 dt=Historic Monuments in Kenya ... 3/23/1990 issue=10th Anniversary of Pan African Postal Union
6sh 18   11/29/1991 issue=Olympics 1992 in 1991 ... 2/28/2001 issue=2001 dt=crops (2001) d=Manihot esculenta (2001)
6.50sh 11   6/9/1982 issue=75th Anniversary of Boy Scout Movement / 60th Anniversary of Girl Guide Movement d=Paxtu Cottage ... 11/30/1990 issue=International Literacy Year
7.00sh 1   3/27/1985 issue=75th Anniversary of Girl Guide Movement
= 7sh 25   5/8/1985 issue=Red Cross Day ... 2/22/1993 issue=1993 dt=birds (1993 Kenya) d=Alcedo cristata (1993)
7.70sh 6   3/15/1989 dt=Historic Monuments in Kenya ... 3/23/1990 issue=10th Anniversary of Pan African Postal Union
8sh 9   2/6/1992 issue=40th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II Accession ... 2/28/2001 issue=2001 dt=crops (2001) d=Maranta arundinacea
8.50sh 2   11/29/1991 issue=Olympics 1992 in 1991, 1/31/1992 issue=Campaign against AIDS
9.00sh 2   5/21/1990 issue=World Cup 1990 dt=trophy cups, 6/11/1990 issue=30th Anniversary of Kenya African National Union d=President Arap Moi
= 9sh 6   4/27/1990 issue=STAMP WORLD LONDON '90 ... 6/27/1994 dt=orchids (1994 Kenya) d=Aerangis luteoalba
10.00sh 1   6/11/1990 issue=30th Anniversary of Kenya African National Union
= 10sh 51   12/12/1963 issue=Uhuru d=Harbour Mombasa ... 6/19/2019 issue=World Sickle Cell Day 2019
11sh 12   11/29/1991 issue=Olympics 1992 in 1991 ... 2/28/1997 dt=fruits (1997 Kenya) d=Ananas comosus (1997)
12.50sh 2   3/17/1994 issue=40th Anniversary of Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organization, 6/27/1994 dt=orchids (1994 Kenya) d=Polystachya bella
14sh 17   2/6/1992 issue=40th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II Accession ... 12/8/1998 issue=Daniel arap Moi's 5th Presidential Term d=President Arap Moi holding Constitution
14.50sh 4   11/21/1994 issue=International Year of the Family ... 3/24/1995 dt=Kenyan Material Culture
15sh 1   7/20/1977 issue=Queen Elizabeth II reign 25th d=Royal visit 1972
15.50sh 2   3/17/1994 issue=40th Anniversary of Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organization, 6/27/1994 dt=orchids (1994 Kenya) d=Brachycorythis kalbreyeri
17sh 2   4/13/2000 dt=Marine Turtles (2000) d=Dermochelys coriacea (2000 Kenya), 5/31/2000 dt=East African Post Emblems
17.50sh 4   12/29/1994 issue=50th Anniversary of Rotary Club of Mombasa ... 3/24/1995 dt=Kenyan Material Culture
19sh 2   2/28/2001 issue=2001 dt=crops (2001) d=Citrus sinensis (2001), 11/27/2002 issue=Historical Sites of East Africa dt=historical sites of East Africa (2002 Kenya) d=Source of the Nile
20sh 41   12/12/1963 issue=Uhuru d=Royal College Nairobi ... 2/28/2001 issue=2001 dt=crops (2001) d=Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium (2001)
21sh 3   12/14/2003 issue=40 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Kenya and China ... 12/6/2005 dt=native costume (2005) d=Gabbra
23sh 1   10/24/1995 issue=50th Anniversary of the United Nations d=United Nations Headquarters Nairobi
24sh 2   4/15/1998 issue=500th Anniversary of Vasco da Gama's Arrival at Malindi, 6/10/1998 issue=18th Anniversary of Pan African Postal Union d=Syncerus caffer (1998)
25.00sh 6   5/4/2006 dt=fishes of Lake Victoria (2006) d=Elephant Snout Fish ... 2/7/2008 issue=24th UPU Congress d=sitatunga Gazelle in Saiwa Swamp
= 25sh 80   5/6/1980 issue=London '80 d=Sir Rowland Hills statue ... 11/16/2011 issue=40th Anniversary of ICIPE a dt=butterflies (2011)
26sh 2   9/29/1995 issue=25th Anniversary of I.C.I.P.E., 10/24/1995 issue=50th Anniversary of the United Nations d=The UN is for you
27sh 3   10/9/1997 issue=Tourism 1997 ... 11/21/1997 issue=75th Anniversary of Scout Movement in Kenya
28sh 1   10/16/1995 issue=50th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization
30sh 53   3/25/1987 issue=Tourism 1987 ... 10/2/2020 issue=150th Anniversary of the Birth of Mahatma Gandhi
32sh 4   9/29/1995 issue=25th Anniversary of I.C.I.P.E. ... 1/5/1996 issue=100th Anniversary of Modern Olympic Games, and Olympic Games - Atlanta, USA
33sh 7   9/29/1995 issue=25th Anniversary of I.C.I.P.E. d=Maize borer ... 6/10/1998 issue=18th Anniversary of Pan African Postal Union d=Gazella granti (1998)
35sh 9   5/31/2000 dt=East African Post Emblems ... 5/31/2017 issue=Completion of Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway
40sh 18   11/17/1975 dt=seashells (1971 Kenya) d=Pterocera scorpio oc=blk on=1971-20sh ... 10/7/2022 issue=Dugong Conservation d=Dugong dugon
42sh 5   10/9/1997 issue=Tourism 1997 ... 6/10/1998 issue=18th Anniversary of Pan African Postal Union d=Acinonyx jubatus (1998 Kenya)
47sh 1   4/13/2000 dt=Marine Turtles (2000) d=Lepidochelys olivacea (2000 Kenya)
50sh 15   7/20/1977 issue=Queen Elizabeth II reign 25th d=Queen Elizabeth II in the Tree Hotel ... 6/11/2021 issue=International Year of Indigenous Languages
55.00sh 1   5/4/2006 dt=fishes of Lake Victoria (2006) d=Sudan Catfish
= 55Sh 1   2014 issue=2014 dt=birds (2014 Kenya) d=Greater honeyguide Indicator indicator
59sh 1   4/13/2000 dt=Marine Turtles (2000) d=Caretta caretta (2000)
60sh 3   2/28/2001 issue=2001 dt=crops (2001) d=tea Camellia sinensis ... 12/6/2005 dt=native costume (2005)
65sh 36   4/1/2005 issue=Easter 2005 ... 2014 issue=2014 dt=birds (2014 Kenya) d=Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
66sh 3   12/14/2003 issue=40 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Kenya and China ... 12/6/2005 dt=native costume (2005)
70sh 2   5/31/2000 dt=East African Post Emblems, 2014 issue=2014 dt=birds (2014 Kenya) d=African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
75sh 61   4/1/2005 issue=Easter 2005 ... 12/11/2013 issue=50th Anniversary of Independence b
80sh 5   2/22/1993 issue=1993 dt=birds (1993 Kenya) d=Phoeniconaias minor (1993) ... 5/10/2017 issue=Wildlife of Kenya - The Big Five d=lion (2017)
85sh 1   5/29/2019 issue=Big Four Agenda - Development Programmes
88sh 2   11/19/2004 dt=animals of Kenya (2004) d=bongo & Calf, 12/6/2005 dt=native costume (2005)
90sh 31   4/20/2012 issue=40th Anniversary of United Nations Environmental Programme ... 9/13/2017 issue=Sustainable Development Goals
95sh 38   4/1/2005 issue=Easter 2005 ... 11/16/2011 issue=40th Anniversary of ICIPE c
100sh 7   2/22/1993 issue=1993 dt=birds (1993 Kenya) d=Bostrychia hagedash ... 7/18/2018 issue=100th Anniversary of the Birth of Nelson Mandela
105Sh 3   10/9/2015 issue=150th Anniversary of the ITU ... 9/13/2017 issue=Sustainable Development Goals
110sh 36   4/20/2012 issue=40th Anniversary of United Nations Environmental Programme ... 10/2/2020 issue=150th Anniversary of the Birth of Mahatma Gandhi
130Sh 5   10/9/2015 issue=150th Anniversary of the ITU ... 5/11/2018 issue=Last of the White Rhinos
140sh 3   5/29/2019 issue=Big Four Agenda - Development Programmes ... 2/15/2020 issue=60th Anniversary of the Aga Khan University Hospital
150Sh 2   12/20/2013 issue=Diplomatic Relations with China, 5/31/2017 issue=Completion of Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway
160Sh 1   5/11/2018 issue=Last of the White Rhinos
200sh 3   2/28/2001 issue=2001 dt=crops (2001) d=Eleusine coracana ... 5/11/2018 issue=Last of the White Rhinos
400sh 1   2/28/2001 issue=2001 dt=crops (2001) d=Sorghum bicolor
500sh 1   2/28/2001 issue=2001 dt=crops (2001) d=Saccharum officinarum (2001)

Used by 1123 stamps: (See all uses as list)
Kenya 12/12/1963 10c brn issue=Uhuru d=wood carving perf=14.5x15
Kenya 12/12/1963 20sh issue=Uhuru d=Royal College Nairobi perf=14.5
Kenya 12/12/1963 10sh issue=Uhuru d=Harbour Mombasa perf=14.5
Kenya 12/12/1963 5sh issue=Uhuru d=Harvesting tea perf=14.5
Kenya 12/12/1963 2sh issue=Uhuru d=coffee plantation perf=14.5
Kenya 12/12/1963 1.30sh issue=Uhuru d=African elephant in front of hotel perf=14.5
Kenya 12/12/1963 1sh issue=Uhuru d=National Assembly building (1963) perf=14.5
Kenya 12/12/1963 50c issue=Uhuru d=Kenyan holding flag of Kenya perf=14.5x15
Kenya 12/12/1963 40c ltbl&brn issue=Uhuru d=fishing industry perf=14.5x15
Kenya 12/12/1963 30c blk&yel issue=Uhuru d=Jomo Kenyatta facing Mt Kenya perf=14.5x15
Kenya 12/12/1963 20c grn&sep issue=Uhuru d=timber industry perf=14.5x15
Kenya 12/12/1963 15c mag issue=Uhuru d=miner with pneumatic drill perf=14.5x15
Kenya 12/12/1963 5c issue=Uhuru d=cattle ranching perf=14.5x15
Kenya 12/12/1963 65c dkblgrn&yel issue=Uhuru d=Pyrethrum industry perf=14.5x15
Kenya official 10/1/1964 5c issue=1964 official d=cattle ranching ovpt=OFFICIAL oc=blk on=1963-5c perf=14.5x15
Kenya official 10/1/1964 30c blk&yel issue=1964 official d=Jomo Kenyatta facing Mt Kenya ovpt=OFFICIAL oc=blk on=1963-30c perf=14.5x15
Kenya official 10/1/1964 50c issue=1964 official d=Kenyan holding flag of Kenya ovpt=OFFICIAL oc=blk on=1963-50c perf=14.5x15
Kenya official 10/1/1964 10c brn issue=1964 official d=wood carving ovpt=OFFICIAL oc=blk on=1963-10c perf=14.5x15
Kenya official 10/1/1964 15c mag issue=1964 official d=miner with pneumatic drill ovpt=OFFICIAL oc=blk on=1963-15c perf=14.5x15
Kenya official 10/1/1964 20c grn&sep issue=1964 official d=timber industry ovpt=OFFICIAL oc=blk on=1963-20c perf=14.5x15
Kenya 12/12/1964 2.50sh issue=Republic of Kenya d=Spathodea campanulata (1964 Kenya) perf=13x12.5
Kenya 12/12/1964 1.30sh issue=Republic of Kenya d=Tauraco hartlaubi perf=13x12.5
Kenya 12/12/1964 50c issue=Republic of Kenya d=lion (1964 Kenya) perf=13x12.5
Kenya 12/12/1964 30c issue=Republic of Kenya d=Jomo Kenyatta perf=13x12.5
Kenya 12/12/1964 15c issue=Republic of Kenya d=cock perf=13x12.5
... skipping 1073 ...
Kenya 9/13/2017 105Sh issue=Sustainable Development Goals
Kenya 9/13/2017 130Sh issue=Sustainable Development Goals
Kenya 9/13/2017 50sh issue=Visit of President Barack Obama to Kenya
Kenya 5/11/2018 50sh issue=Last of the White Rhinos
Kenya 5/11/2018 130Sh issue=Last of the White Rhinos
Kenya 5/11/2018 160Sh issue=Last of the White Rhinos
Kenya 5/11/2018 200sh issue=Last of the White Rhinos
Kenya 7/18/2018 50sh issue=100th Anniversary of the Birth of Nelson Mandela
Kenya 7/18/2018 100sh issue=100th Anniversary of the Birth of Nelson Mandela
Kenya 5/29/2019 30sh issue=Big Four Agenda - Development Programmes
Kenya 5/29/2019 85sh issue=Big Four Agenda - Development Programmes
Kenya 5/29/2019 110sh issue=Big Four Agenda - Development Programmes
Kenya 5/29/2019 140sh issue=Big Four Agenda - Development Programmes
Kenya 6/19/2019 10sh issue=World Sickle Cell Day 2019
Kenya 6/19/2019 50sh issue=World Sickle Cell Day 2019
Kenya 6/19/2019 110sh issue=World Sickle Cell Day 2019
Kenya 6/19/2019 140sh issue=World Sickle Cell Day 2019
Kenya 1/31/2020 30sh d=Posta House Headquarters
Kenya 2/15/2020 110sh issue=60th Anniversary of the Aga Khan University Hospital
Kenya 2/15/2020 30sh issue=60th Anniversary of the Aga Khan University Hospital
Kenya 2/15/2020 140sh issue=60th Anniversary of the Aga Khan University Hospital
Kenya 10/2/2020 110sh issue=150th Anniversary of the Birth of Mahatma Gandhi
Kenya 10/2/2020 30sh issue=150th Anniversary of the Birth of Mahatma Gandhi
Kenya 6/11/2021 50sh issue=International Year of Indigenous Languages
Kenya 10/7/2022 40sh issue=Dugong Conservation d=Dugong dugon

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