Kenyan shilling
The shilling (Swahili: shilingi; abbreviation: KSh; ISO code: KES) is the currency of Kenya. It is divided into 100 cents. The Central Bank of Kenya Act cap 491, mandated the printing and minting of the Kenyan shilling currency.
| Shilingi ya Kenya (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
100/= Kenyan Shillings Banknote | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | KES (numeric: 404) |
| Subunit | 0.01 |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | cent |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used | 50/=, 100/=, 200/=, 500/=, 1,000/= |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | 1/=, 5/=, 10/=, 20/= |
| Rarely used | 50 cents |
| Demographics | |
| User(s) | Kenya |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Central Bank of Kenya |
| Website | www |
| Valuation | |
| Inflation | 5.1% |
| Source | Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, as of June 2010. |
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