The Bank of Tanzania (Withdrawal of Old Banknotes Shillings Issued from 1985 to 2003 and 500 Banknotes Issued in 2010) Notice, 2024
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This Notice may be cited by its stated title. The Bank of Tanzania may call in specified banknotes, with payment at face value. All banks must not pay out certain old Bank of Tanzania banknotes from the date this Notice is published. The Bank of Tanzania and all banks must accept deposits or requests to exchange banknotes called in under this Notice during the stated period. Banknotes listed in the Schedule stop being legal tender on 6 April 2025, and banks must not pay them out, accept them as deposits, or receive exchange requests for them from that date.
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This Notice may be cited as the Bank of
AI-assisted research summary: This Notice may be cited by its stated title.
1. This Notice may be cited as the Bank of Tanzania (Withdrawal of Old Banknotes Shillings Issued from 1985 to 2003 and 500 Banknotes Issued in 2010) Notice, 2024. - 2 Verify source ↗
The Bank of Tanzania by this Notice, hereby
AI-assisted research summary: The Bank of Tanzania may call in specified banknotes, with payment at face value.
2. The Bank of Tanzania by this Notice, hereby calls in banknotes series on payment of face value issued from 1985 to 2003, and five hundred banknotes issued in 2010 with key features described in the Schedule. - 3 Verify source ↗
All banks shall not pay-out banknotes issued by
AI-assisted research summary: All banks must not pay out certain old Bank of Tanzania banknotes from the date this Notice is published.
3. All banks shall not pay-out banknotes issued by the Bank of Tanzania as described in the Schedule with denominations of twenty, two hundred, five hundred, one thousand, two thousand, five thousand and ten thousand shillings issued from 1985 to 2003, and five hundred banknotes issued in 2010 from the date of publication of this Notice. 1 The Bank of Tanzania (Withdrawal of Old Banknotes Shillings Issued from 1985 to 2003 and 500 Banknotes Issued on 2010) GN. NO.857 (Contd.) Deposit of called-in banknotes - 4 Verify source ↗
The Bank of Tanzania and all banks shall, from
AI-assisted research summary: The Bank of Tanzania and all banks must accept deposits or requests to exchange banknotes called in under this Notice during the stated period.
4. The Bank of Tanzania and all banks shall, from the 06th day of January 2025 and until, but not later than the 05th day of April 2025, accept deposits or requests for exchange of banknotes called-in by the Bank under this Notice. Cessation of called-in banknotes - 5 Verify source ↗
Banknotes described in the Schedule shall cease
AI-assisted research summary: Banknotes listed in the Schedule stop being legal tender on 6 April 2025, and banks must not pay them out, accept them as deposits, or receive exchange requests for them from that date.
5. Banknotes described in the Schedule shall cease to be legal tender from the 06th day of April, 2025 upon which all banks shall not pay-out, accept deposits or receive requests for exchange of banknotes. 2 The Bank of Tanzania (Withdrawal of Old Banknotes Shillings Issued from 1985 to 2003 and 500 Banknotes Issued on 2010) GN. NO.857 (Contd.) _________ SCHEDULE _________ (Made under paragraph 2) WITHDRAWN BANK NOTES S/N DENOMINATI ON IN TZS YEAR OF ISSUE DESCRIPTION OF THE BANKNOTES IMAGE
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Section 1
AI-assisted research summary: This text describes a purple banknote design and its front, back, and watermark features.
1. 20 1985 Colour: Purple. Front: Uhuru Torch, Coat of Arms, First President, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. Back: Worker and machines in tire factory, map of Tanzania without islands, solid security thread. Watermark: Giraffe head. - 3 Verify source ↗
Section 3
AI-assisted research summary: This text describes the design features of certain Tanzanian banknotes, including images, back-side scenes, watermark, and colour.
3. 20 1987 Front: Uhuru Torch, Coat of Arms, First President, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. Back: Worker and machines in tire factory, map of Tanzania with islands, solid security thread. Watermark: Giraffe head. Colour: Purple. Front: Uhuru Torch, Coat of Arms, Second President Ali Hassan Mwinyi. Back: Workers and machines in tire factory, map of Tanzania with islands, Uhuru Torch, solid security thread. 3 The Bank of Tanzania (Withdrawal of Old Banknotes Shillings Issued from 1985 to 2003 and 500 Banknotes Issued on 2010) GN. NO.857 (Contd.) Watermark: Giraffe head. - 4 Verify source ↗
Section 4
AI-assisted research summary: This section describes a banknote’s appearance and design features.
4. 200 1986-1992 Colour: Brown, tan and orange. Front: Uhuru Torch, Coat of Arms, Second President Ali Hassan Mwinyi. Back: Two men in shallow water carrying fish, boats, map of Tanzania with islands, Uhuru Torch, solid security thread. - 5 Verify source ↗
Section 5
AI-assisted research summary: This text lists design features for a 200 note, including its colors, images on the front and back, and watermark.
5. 200 Watermark: Giraffe head. 1993 - 1995 Colour: Brown, tan and orange. Front: Leopard with two cubs, Coat of Arms, Second President Ali Hassan Mwinyi. Back: Two men in shallow water carrying fish, boats, map of Tanzania with islands, solid security thread. Watermark: none. - 6 Verify source ↗
Section 6
AI-assisted research summary: This section describes a 500-shilling banknote, including its colours and printed features.
6. 500 1990 - 1992 Colour: Blue, pink, and orange. Front: Zebra, Coat of Arms, Second President Ali Hassan Mwinyi. Back: Seated woman with basket, five workers harvesting clove, coffee berries, solid security thread. Watermark: Giraffe head. 4 The Bank of Tanzania (Withdrawal of Old Banknotes Shillings Issued from 1985 to 2003 and 500 Banknotes Issued on 2010) GN. NO.857 (Contd.) - 7 Verify source ↗
Section 7
AI-assisted research summary: 7. 500 1993 -1995 Colour: Purple, green,
7. 500 1993 -1995 Colour: Purple, green, - 9 Verify source ↗
Section 9
AI-assisted research summary: This section describes the appearance and security features of certain Tanzanian banknotes.
9. 500 2003 and orange. Front: Zebra, Coat of Arms, Second President Ali Hassan Mwinyi. Back: Seated woman with basket, five workers harvesting clove, Uhuru Torch, coffee berries, solid security thread with printed BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA. Watermark: Giraffe head. Colour: Purple, green, and orange. Front: Zebra, Uhuru Torch, Coat of Arms, Giraffe Head. Back: Seated woman with basket, five workers harvesting clove, Uhuru Torch, coffee berries, solid security thread with printed BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA. Watermark: Giraffe head. Colour: Green. Front: Coat of Arms, Cape Buffalo, trees, Windowed Security thread with demetallised BOT 2003. Back: Sail boats, University of Dar es Salaam central hall building, Snake coiled round stick. Watermark: Giraffe head with electrotype 500. 5 The Bank of Tanzania (Withdrawal of Old Banknotes Shillings Issued from 1985 to 2003 and 500 Banknotes Issued on 2010) GN. NO.857 (Contd.) - 11 Verify source ↗
Section 11
AI-assisted research summary: This text describes a 1000 1990 banknote’s front, back, and watermark features.
11. 1000 1990 Front: Coat of Arms, Sheikh Abeid Aman Karume first President of Zanzibar, Motion Windowed Security thread. Back: Snake coiled round stick, University of Dar es Salaam central hall building, graduating students wearing caps and gawns, giraffe. Watermark: Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere with electrotype - 500 Verify source ↗
Section 500
AI-assisted research summary: This text describes the colours and images shown on the front and back of a note.
500. Colour: Green, purple and rust. Front: Two elephants, Coat of Arms, Second President Ali Hassan Mwinyi. Back: Factory buildings, plant, ancient carved door to peoples’ Bank of Zanzibar, solid security thread with printed BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA. - 12 Verify source ↗
Section 12
AI-assisted research summary: This text describes a 1000 banknote’s design features, including its watermark, colours, and images on the front and back.
12. 1000 Watermark: Giraffe head. 1993 - 1995 Colour: Green, brown and red. Front: Two elephants, Coat of Arms, Second President Ali Hassan Mwinyi. Back: Factory buildings, plant, ancient carved door to peoples’ Bank of Zanzibar, solid security thread with printed BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA. Watermark: Giraffe head. 6 The Bank of Tanzania (Withdrawal of Old Banknotes Shillings Issued from 1985 to 2003 and 500 Banknotes Issued on 2010) GN. NO.857 (Contd.) - 15 Verify source ↗
Section 15
AI-assisted research summary: This provision lists the appearance and security features of a 1000 banknote.
15. 1000 2003 Colour: Green, brown and red. Front: Two elephants, Coat of Arms, giraffe head. Back: Factory buildings, plant, ancient carved door to peoples’ Bank of Zanzibar, solid security thread with printed BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA. Watermark: Giraffe head. Colour: Green, brown and red. Front: Two elephants, Coat of Arms, first President Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. Back: Factory buildings; plant, ancient carved door to peoples’ Bank of Zanzibar, solid security thread with printed BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA. Watermark: Giraffe head. Colour: Purple. Front: Coat of Arms, First President, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, Bismarck rock in Mwanza harbor, Holographic stripe. Back: State House (Ikulu) building with flag in Dar es Salaam, plant, windowed security thread with demetallised BOT 2003. Watermark: Giraffe head with electrotype 1000. 7 The Bank of Tanzania (Withdrawal of Old Banknotes Shillings Issued from 1985 to 2003 and 500 Banknotes Issued on 2010) GN. NO.857 (Contd.) - 16 Verify source ↗
Section 16
AI-assisted research summary: The text describes banknote design features: colour, front and back images, a holographic strip, security thread, and watermark.
16. 2000 2003 Colour: Tan and brown. Front: Coat of Arms, Mount Kilimanjaro, lion, Holographic strip. Back: Old Oman Arab Fort (Ngome Kongwe) in Zanzibar’s Stone town, curved block, Windowed Security thread with demetallised BOT 2003. Watermark: Giraffe head with electrotype 2000. - 19 Verify source ↗
Section 19
AI-assisted research summary: This section describes identifying features of 5000 banknotes, including their front, back, watermark, colour, and security elements.
19. 5000 2003 yellow. Front: Rhinoceros, Coat of Arms, Second President, Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Windowed Security thread. Back: Six giraffes, Mount Kilimanjaro, chest. Watermark: Giraffe head. Colour: Brown and yellow. Front: Rhinoceros, Coat of Arms, Giraffe head, Windowed Security thread with demetallised BOT 5000. Back: Six giraffes, Mount Kilimanjaro, and chest. Watermark: Giraffe head. Colour: Purple. Front: Coat of Arms, balancing rocks, black rhinoceros, Holographic strip. Back: House of wonders (Beit el Ajaib) building in 8 The Bank of Tanzania (Withdrawal of Old Banknotes Shillings Issued from 1985 to 2003 and 500 Banknotes Issued on 2010) GN. NO.857 (Contd.) Zanzibar, mining machinery, Windowed Security thread with demetallised BOT 2003. Watermark: Giraffe head with electrotype 5000. - 20 Verify source ↗
Section 20
AI-assisted research summary: This text describes the design features of a banknote, including its colors, front and back images, security thread, and watermark.
20. 10000 1993 - 1995 Colour: Blue and red. Front: Lion, Coat of Arms, Second President Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Windowed Security thread. Back: Bank of Tanzania headquarters building in Dar es Salaam, House of wonders (Beit el Ajaib) building in Zanzibar. Watermark: Giraffe head. - 21 Verify source ↗
Section 21
AI-assisted research summary: This text lists visual and security features of a 10,000 note, including its colors, images, watermark, and holographic elements.
21. 10000 1997 Colour: Blue and red. Front: Lion, Coat of Arms, Giraffe head, Windowed Security thread with de-metalized BOT 10000, Holographic strip. Back: Bank of Tanzania headquarters building In Dar es Salaam, House of wonders (Beit el Ajaib) building in Zanzibar, Holographic strip. Watermark: Giraffe head. Colour: Red and yellow. Front: Coat of Arms, elephant, Holographic strip. Back: Bank of Tanzania headquarters building in Dar es Salaam, water 9 - 22 Verify source ↗
Section 22
AI-assisted research summary: This section describes banknote features and issuance details, including security elements and a dated governor signature.
22. 10000 2003 The Bank of Tanzania (Withdrawal of Old Banknotes Shillings Issued from 1985 to 2003 and 500 Banknotes Issued on 2010) GN. NO.857 (Contd.) fountain, flowers, Windowed Security thread with demetallised BOT 2003. Watermark: Giraffe head with electrotype 10000. Dodoma, 10th October, 2024. EMMANUEL M. TUTUBA, Governor 10
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