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Tanzanian shilling

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Also known as Tanzanian schilling, TSh, Shilingi, Tanzanian shilingi, TZS

currency of Tanzania

Wikidata facts

Instance of
currency
Country
Tanzania
Image
10,000 Tanzanian shillings banknote, 2011 serie, obverse.jpg
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Commons category
Money of Tanzania
central bank/issuer
Bank of Tanzania
start time
1966-00-00
unit symbol
TSh
price
0.00039612362
conversion to standard unit
0.0013834435015508
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Encyclopedic overview

ISO 4217 CodeTZS (numeric: 834) Subunit0.01 Unit Unitshilling Pluralshillings Denominations Subunit   1⁄100cent Banknotes500/=, 1,000/=, 2,000/=, 5,000/=, 10,000/= Coins50/=, 100/=, 200/=, 500/= Demographics User(s) Tanzania Issuance Central bankBank of Tanzania  WebsiteBank of Tanzania website Valuation Inflation5.6%  SourceThe World Factbook, 2015 est.

The shilling (Swahili: shilingi; abbreviation: TSh; code: TZS) is the currency of Tanzania. It is subdivided into 100 cents (senti in Swahili). The Tanzanian shilling replaced the East African shilling on 14 June 1966 at par.

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