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.

Depicts an ostrich walking to the left, surrounded by the denomination.

The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), a large flightless bird native to Africa, boasts the fastest land speed among birds, reaching up to 70 km/h (43 mph). As the largest living bird species, it lays the biggest eggs and typically resides in nomadic groups of 5 to 50 birds. When threatened, ostriches either hide by lying flat or swiftly run away, using powerful leg kicks if cornered. Mating behaviors vary by region, with territorial males competing for a harem of two to seven females. The Masai ostrich, also known as the pink-necked or East African ostrich, primarily inhabits southern Kenya, eastern Tanzania, Ethiopia, and parts of southern Somalia.