1.000 Shilingi / Shillings
Tanzania · Bank of Tanzania
The 2023 date on this note represents a new signature variant of the established 1,000 shillings design first modernised in 2011, maintaining the bilingual Swahili/English denomination. The obverse carries a portrait of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, the first president of Tanzania and father of the nation, alongside the national coat of arms and a holographic patch. The reverse depicts the State House in Dar es Salaam and a coffee plant, with the denomination lettering rendered in English.
Highlights
ReasonRepresents a signature variant update of the long-running Nyerere series, cementing the first president's image as the enduring face of Tanzanian currency
DesignPortrait of Julius Kambarage Nyerere on obverse; State House (Ikulu) in Dar es Salaam and coffee plant on reverse
Security featuresWindowed security thread with demetalized BOT date inscription; watermark portrait of Julius Nyerere with electrotype 1000; holographic patch on obverse