500 Shilingi – Tanzania

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: 2019 Year of the Pig

Tanzania

Context

Year: 2019

Issuer: Tanzania

Issuing organization: Bank of Tanzania

Period:

Republic

(since 1964)

Currency:

Shilling

(since 1966)

Total mintage: 6,000

Material

Weight: 20 g

Silver weight: 19.98 g

Shape: Oval

Composition: 99.9% Silver

Magnetic: No

Techniques: Coloured, Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

OBVERSE ↑

⟳

flip

REVERSE ↓

References

Numista: #444388

Value

Exchange value: 500 TZS

Bullion value: $56.01

Obverse

Description:

Coat of arms centered, country name above, value and date below.

Inscription:

TANZANIA

UHURU NA UMOJA

500 SHILLINGS 2019

Translation:

Freedom and Unity
500 Shillings 2019

Script: Latin

Language: Swahili

Reverse

Description:

Colorful pig with floral patterns and a gilded butterfly on its snout.

Inscription:

YEAR OF

THE PIG

猪

Translation:

YEAR OF

THE PIG

Pig

Scripts: Chinese (simplified), Latin

Languages: English, Chinese

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Name	Mark
New Zealand Mint	—

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
2019	—	6,000

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1500 Shilingi

2019