Title of state on the upper arch, coat of arms and year of minting in the center, below - numeral and word denomination.

President Jomo Kenyatta bust facing left in the center. Inscription along the rim.

Jomo Kenyatta (1893?– 1978) was an African politician, the first Prime Minister (1963–1964) and the first President (1964–1978) of an independent Kenya. He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation.