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  • 200 Shilingi 1998-2014, KM# 34, Tanzania
  • 200 Shilingi 1998-2014, KM# 34, Tanzania
Obverse

Portrait of Abeid Karume facing slightly to left surrounded by the inscription, date below.

Abeid Amani Karume (1905–1972) was the first President of Zanzibar. He obtained this title as a result of a revolution which led to the deposing of the last Sultan of Zanzibar Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah in January 1964. Three months later, the United Republic of Tanzania was founded, and Karume became the first Vice President of the United Republic with Julius Nyerere of Tanganyika as president of the new country. He was the father of Zanzibar's former president – Amani Abeid Karume. Karume was assassinated in April 1972 in Zanzibar Town. Four gunmen shot him dead as he played bao at the headquarters of the Afro-Shirazi party.

SHEIKH ABEID AMANI KARUME • RAIS WA KWANZA WA ZANZIBAR
1964-1972
• 2008 •

Reverse

Lion couple facing right between vegetation above value.

SHILINGI MIA MBILI
200

Edge

Plain with 5 grained sections with 11 ridges

200 Shilingi

KM# 34 Schön# 36
Characteristics
Material Copper Nickel Zinc
Weight 8 g
Diameter 26.9 mm
Thickness 1.95 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal

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