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  • 1 Shilingi 1966-1984, KM# 4, Tanzania
  • 1 Shilingi 1966-1984, KM# 4, Tanzania
Description

Engraver: Christopher Ironside

Obverse

Depicts Julius Nyerere facing left flanked by flowers, name of country and year of the issue above, the title 'First President' underneath.

Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922–1999), the Tanzanian leader from 1960 to 1985, known as Baba wa Taifa (Father of the Nation), implemented the Arusha Declaration in 1967, promoting ujamaa or African socialism. Despite his vision, Nyerere's policies led to economic decline, corruption, and scarcity of goods. His forced relocation of the population to collective farms in the early 1970s resulted in villages being burned, pushing the nation to the brink of starvation and dependence on foreign aid. In 1985, after over two decades in power, Nyerere handed over leadership to Ali Hassan Mwinyi. Although progress was made in health and education, Tanzania remained one of the world's poorest and aid-dependent nations. Julius Nyerere's legacy is debated in Tanzania due to these mixed outcomes.

TANZANIA 1966
RAIS WA KWANZA

Reverse

Depicts a hand holding torch, surrounded by the denomination.

SHILINGI MOJA
1

Edge

1 Shilingi

KM# 4 Schön# 5
Characteristics
Material Cupronickel
Weight 8 g
Diameter 27.65 mm
Thickness 1.62 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal

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