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

  The shilling is the currency of Kenya. 1 shilling = 100 cents.

President Jomo Kenyatta bust facing left in the center.

Jomo Kenyatta (1893?– 1978) was an African politician, the first Prime Minister (1963–1964) and the first President (1964–1978) of an independent Kenya.