Tanzania reportedly replacing 500-shilling note (B139a) with coin
2016-06-09
According to an article on DailyNews dated 9 June 2016, the Bank of Tanzania is phasing out 500-shilling notes (B139a) and replacing same with coins.Read More…
Tanzania new sig/date (2015) 1,000-shilling note (B140b) confirmed
2016-01-13
Like B140a, but new signature 16, and new date in security thread with demetalized BOT 2015. Prefix DH. Intro: 2015. Courtesy of Chris Hall.Read More…
Tanzania new signature 2,000-shilling note (B141b) confirmed
2015-11-27
Like B141a, but new signatures (Salum/Ndulu). Prefix DL – EX. Courtesy of Chris Hall.Read More…
Tanzania new signature 5,000- and 10,000-shilling notes (B142b and B143b) confirmed
2015-06-09
5,000 shilling, no date. Like B142a, but new signatures (Salum/Ndulu). Prefix AA – DY. 10,000 shilling, no date. Like B143a, but new signatures (Salum/Ndulu). Prefix CA – FU. Courtesy of Nin Cheun (Noteshobby on eBay).Read More…
Tanzania to replace 500-shilling note (B139a) with coin by December 2012
2012-07-05
According to an article on DailyNews dated 1 March 2012, the Bank of Tanzania plans to replace 500-shilling notes (B139a) with coins because the latter lasts much longer in circulation. The article also contains new details on plans of the East African Community (www.eac.int)—Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda—to introduceRead More…
Tanzania refutes rumors of recall of new note family (B139a – B143a)
2011-03-13
According to an artilce in The Citizen dated 10 March 2011, Bank of Tanzania has refuted rumors that it was withdrawing the new family of notes (B139a – B143a) that it had just introduced on 1 January. Apparently there have been widespread complaints that the new notes are of inferiorRead More…
East African Community moves to introduce common currency in 2012
2011-02-15
An East African Business Week article dated 14 February 2011, contains interesting information on the continuing plans to form an East African Community Monetary Union similar to the European Union, wherein all the partner states will replace their individual currencies—the Burundian franc, Kenyan shilling, Rwandan franc, Tanzanian shilling, and UgandanRead More…
Tanzania new note family (B139a – B143a) confirmed
2011-01-19
On 17 December 2010, the Bank of Tanzania announced it would introduce a new family of notes on 1 January 2011. The new notes are slightly smaller than the existing notes, which will continue to circulate in parallel. The new notes are protected by Motion windowed security threads, Spark patches,Read More…
Tanzania new signature 2,000-shilling note (B136b) confirmed
2009-08-01
Like B136a, but new signatures (Mkulo/Ndulu). Prefix CE – CP. Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Tanzania notes stolen in transit from Germany
2009-03-22
According to an article in The Citizen dated 21 March 2009, the Bank of Tanzania confirmed that Sh34 million (US$26,000) in “calibrated” bills was stolen in transit from Germany to Dar es Salaam. Bank of Tanzania Governor Benno Ndulu refuted earlier media reports that the stolen money was a consignmentRead More…