Kenyan shilling is kenya's circulating currency, is one of the most stable currencies in East Africa, the 2019 edition of Kenya banknotes is divided into five denominations, each denomination front design elements are the same, the back design elements are different, highlighting different design themes, namely 50 shillings, 100 shillings, 200 shillings, 500 shillings, 1000 shillings, the back design is around the green energy, agriculture, social services, tourism, governance five themes.
This article describes the 2019 Kenyan 50 shillings.
2019 edition of Kenya 50 first
Front
The design elements of the banknote's front are the same, with different colours varying in denominations, and the front of the banknote is a statue of Jomo Kenyatta, the Founding Father of Kenya and the K.I.C.C.
Statue of President Jomo Kenyatta with Kenyatta International Convention Centre
Jomo Kenyatta was the first President of the Republic of Kenya and is revered as the "Father of the Nation" of Kenya, and his son Uhuru Kenyatta is the current President of the Republic of Kenya.
Statue of Jomo Kenyatta, Father of the Nation of Kenya
Located in the heart of Nairobi, the K.I.C.C, built in 1967 and inaugurated in the early 1970s, is Africa's premier venue, with 32 floors and 410,000 square feet. There is a spacious amphitheater in the building and 180 underground parking spaces downstairs. Since 1989, kenyatta international conference centre has been the headquarters of the Kenya African National Union.
Kenyatta International Convention Centre
Many international conferences and seminars have been successfully held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, such as the General Assembly of the Organization of African Unity, the United Nations World Conference on Women, the 114th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, the Afri-cities Summit, the World Youth Employment Summit, Common Wealth Law Conference.
Kenya International Conference Centre
Back
The theme of 50 shillings is green energy, mainly around Kenya's wind energy, geothermal energy, solar energy, showing that Kenya has unique resources and potential in the production of clean energy. The design elements mainly involve the Olkaria Geothermal Project and the Lake Turkana Wind Power Station, two major green energy projects.
Olkaria Geothermal Project
Completed in 1981, the Olkaria Geothermal Project was the first geothermal power station in Kenya and the first in Africa. Kenya already gets 38 percent of its electricity from geothermal heat, a higher percentage than any other country. The Olkaria geothermal project has placed Kenya as a global leader in green energy production, Kenya has led the way in geothermal development in Africa, and in six other countries in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, there are geological features similar to Olkaria. Kenya Power Company already operates 22 geothermal wells in Ethiopia and will soon mine geothermal steam in Djibouti.
Lake Turkana Wind Power Station
The Lake Turkana Wind Power Station, the largest wind farm in Africa, officially opened on July 19, 2019, "The Lake Turkana Project was built in October 2014 and consists of 365 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 850 kilowatts, 600 kilometers from Nairobi. The Lake Turkana project is one of the largest renewable energy projects developed on the african continent in recent years.
Exchange rates
The exchange rate of the Renminbi against the Kenyan shilling
Exchange Rate Conversion: 1 Chinese Yuan = 17.09 Kenyan Shilling Exchange Rate Updated: 2022-5-14 18:06:43
Kenyan shilling to Renminbi exchange rate
Exchange Rate Conversion: 1 Kenyan Shilling = 0.06 Chinese Yuan Exchange Rate Update Time: 2022-5-14 18:10:25
Source of the text and cover image: Baidu Encyclopedia, Wikipedia
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