Brief Kenyan History
Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo Kenyatta led Kenya from independence in 1963 until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 1969 until 1982 when the ruling Kenya African National Union (KANU) made itself the sole legal party in Kenya. Moi acceded to internal and external pressure for political liberalization in late 1991. The ethnically fractured opposition failed to dislodge KANU from power in elections in 1992 and 1997, which were marred by violence and fraud, but are viewed as having generally reflected the will of the Kenyan people. President Moi stepped down in December of 2002 following fair and peaceful elections. Mwai Kibaki, running as the candidate of the multiethnic, united opposition group, the National Rainbow Coalition, defeated KANU candidate Uhuru Kenyatta and assumed the presidency following a campaign centered on an anticorruption platform.

Kenyan Gold Coins
Kenya only issued its own coins for the first time in 1966, and its gold coins are commemorative pieces. The 1966 issue was to commemorate the 75th anniversary of President Jomo Kenyatta's birth.

Technical Specifications

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Fineness	Gold Content
100 Shillings	22	7.6000	.9170	0.2240
250 Shillings	28	19.0000	.9170	0.5602
500 Shillings	36	38.0000	.9170	1.1204

Notes on Table
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres.
Weight = Gross weight in grams.
Fineness = purity of gold alloy.
Gold Content = Actual gold content in troy ounces.

Prices & Availability
Please contact us prior to ordering for current prices and availability.

Date	Denomination	Description	Grade	Mintage	Availability	Price £	Price $
1966	250 Shillings	75th Birthday Jomo Kenyatta	Proof, About FDC	1,000	Ask	£795	$1,270
1966	100 Shillings	75th Birthday Jomo Kenyatta	Proof, About FDC		Ask	£320	$495

Postage & Packing
UK Registered Post (Special Delivery) £9 per order
EU Insured Post £10 per order
USA Airmail $10 per order
USA Insured Shipping $20 per order

Kenya Silver and Base Metal Coins
For silver and base metal coins of Kenya, please look at our original Chard Coins website.