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Kenya Coin Catalogue

All the coins of Kenya classified by type, collectors call it: classification by #KM (acronym of the publication in charge of giving them number). In this catalogue you can find currently coins in circulation Sh - Kenyan shilling and old coins of Kenya distributed in their historical categories.

The value of the coins has been calculated using our precise algorithm by obtaining the market prices included by collectors, taking into account their characteristics: material, weight, diameter, edge, year of minting, mint of manufacture and mintage. The most valuable Kenya coins are those which have had the least production and the best preservation.

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ISO2 ISO3 Flag Continent Capital city Coin
KE KEN
Africa Nairobi Sh - Kenyan shilling (KES)

The most valuable coins

The most valuable Kenya coins and sought after by collectors according to Foronum statistics are the following:

  1. 1 shilling 1994 #KM20
  2. 10 cents 1980-1991 #KM18
  3. 5 shillings 1994 #KM23
  4. 1 shilling 1969-1978 #KM14
  5. 20 shillings 1998 #KM32
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5 cents

#KM 1 (1966-1968)
Price: 0,28€ - 5,00€
Weight: 5,60 g
Composition: Nickel-brass
Diameter: 25,50 mm
Edge: Smooth

10 cents

#KM 2 (1966-1968)
Price: 0,48€ - 3,00€
Weight: 9,00 g
Composition: Nickel-brass
Diameter: 30,80 mm
Edge: Smooth

25 cents

#KM 3 (1966-1967)
Weight: 2,60 g
Composition: Copper-nickel
Diameter: 18,00 mm
Edge: Ribbed

50 cents

#KM 4 (1966-1968)
Price: 0,28€ - 1,23€
Weight: 4,00 g
Composition: Copper-nickel
Diameter: 21,00 mm
Edge: Ribbed

1 shilling

#KM 5 (1966-1968)
Price: 0,31€ - 1,00€
Weight: 8,00 g
Composition: Copper-nickel
Diameter: 27,80 mm
Edge: Ribbed

2 shillings

#KM 6 (1966-1968)
Weight: 15,00 g
Composition: Copper-nickel
Diameter: 32,30 mm
Edge: Ribbed

5 cents

#KM 10 (1969-1978)
Price: 0,30€ - 4,00€
Weight: 5,70 g
Composition: Nickel plated brass
Diameter: 25,50 mm
Edge: Smooth

10 cents

#KM 11 (1969-1978)
Price: 0,20€ - 3,25€
Weight: 9,00 g
Composition: Nickel-brass
Diameter: 30,80 mm
Edge: Smooth

50 cents

#KM 13 (1969-1978)
Price: 0,29€ - 1,50€
Weight: 4,00 g
Composition: Copper-nickel
Diameter: 21,00 mm
Edge: Ribbed

1 shilling

#KM 14 (1969-1978)
Price: 0,31€ - 2,34€
Weight: 8,00 g
Composition: Copper-nickel
Diameter: 27,80 mm
Edge: Ribbed

5 cents

#KM 17 (1984-1991)
Price: 0,30€ - 2,00€
Weight:
Composition:
Diameter:
Edge:

10 cents

#KM 18a (1994)
Weight: 9,30 g
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Diameter: 30,80 mm
Edge: Smooth

10 cents

#KM 18 (1980-1991)
Price: 0,32€ - 5,00€
Weight: 9,00 g
Composition: Nickel-brass
Diameter: 30,80 mm
Edge: Smooth

50 cents

#KM 19a (1994)
Price: Aprox. 1,27€
Weight: 3,90 g
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Diameter: 21,00 mm
Edge:

50 cents

#KM 19 (1980-1989)
Price: 0,25€ - 2,00€
Weight: 4,00 g
Composition: Copper-nickel
Diameter: 21,00 mm
Edge: Ribbed

1 shilling

#KM 20 (1980-1989)
Price: 0,43€ - 1,50€
Weight: 8,00 g
Composition: Copper-nickel
Diameter: 27,80 mm
Edge: Ribbed

1 shilling

#KM 20a (1994)
Price: Aprox. 0,68€
Weight:
Composition:
Diameter:
Edge:

5 shillings

#KM 23a (1994)
Price: 1,58€ - 3,00€
Weight: 13,50 g
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Diameter: 30,00 mm
Edge: Smooth

5 shillings

#KM 23 (1985)
Price: 0,85€ - 2,13€
Weight: 13,50 g
Composition: Copper-nickel
Diameter: 30,00 mm
Edge: Smooth

10 shillings

#KM 27 (1994-1997)
Price: 0,39€ - 2,40€
Weight: 5,00 g
Composition: Bimetalica
Diameter: 23,00 mm
Edge: Ribbed

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