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Data Source: National Museum of American History Place: Tanzania Clear All
Collections Object

spoon

date made
after 1890
ID Number
DL.59.1204F
catalog number
59.1204F
accession number
111627
Location
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Young farmers helping to clear area for cultivation

date made
1980
maker
United Nations
ID Number
2013.0327.0243
catalog number
2013.0327.0243
accession number
2013.0327
Description (Brief)
Press print; from verso: "Young people helping to clear an area for cultivation, near Dodoma."
Location
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20 Senti, Tanzania, 1966

date made
1966
associated date
1966
ID Number
2002.0007.0524
catalog number
2002.0007.0524
accession number
2002.0007
Location
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Collections Object

color slides by Kenneth Hayton Brett-Surman

maker
Brett-Surman, Kenneth Hayton
ID Number
2017.0244.0040
catalog number
2017.0244.0040
accession number
2017.0244
Location
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Order of the Exalted star, Zanzibar

date made
1905-1911
date founded
1905
ID Number
NU.67.94660b
catalog number
67.94660b
accession number
211250
Location
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Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar

date founded
1865
ID Number
NU.67.94659b
catalog number
67.94659b
accession number
211250
Location
Currently not on view
Collections Object

100 Shilingi

Date made
1985
ID Number
1991.0354.0151
catalog number
1991.0354.0151
accession number
1991.0354
Location
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Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar badge and sash

date founded
1865
ID Number
NU.67.94659a
catalog number
67.94659a
accession number
211250
Location
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Order of the Exalted badge and sash, Zanzibar

date made
1905-1911
date founded
1905
ID Number
NU.67.94660a
catalog number
67.94660a
accession number
211250
Location
Currently not on view
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5,000 Shilling, Tanzania, ca 2011

date made
ca 2011
ID Number
2015.0007.2
accession number
2015.0007
catalog number
2015.0007.2
serial number
BP5647588
Description (Brief)
One (1) 5,000 shilling note
Tanzania, ca 2011
Obverse Image: Tanzanian coat of arms, plant and a black rhinoceros.
Obverse Text: 5000 / BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA / FEDHA HALALI KWA MALIPO YA SHILINGI ELFU TANO / BP5647588 / SHILINGI ELFU TANO / WAZIRI WA FEDHA / GAVANA
Reverse Image: Cyanid Leaching plant of the gold mines of Geita.
Reverse Text: BANK OF TANZANIA / 5000 / FIVE THOUSAND SHILLINGS
Location
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50 Shilingi

Date made
1986
ID Number
1991.0354.0153
catalog number
1991.0354.0153
accession number
1991.0354
Location
Currently not on view
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1 Heller, German East Africa, Tanzania, 1907

date made
1907
ID Number
2015.0126.06
accession number
2015.0126
catalog number
2015.0126.06
Description (Brief)
One (1) heller coin
German East Africa, Tanzania, 1907
Obverse Image: German Imperial crown.
Obverse Text: DEUTSCH OSTAFRIKA / 1907
Reverse Image: Value within wreath.
Reverse Text: 1 HELLER / J
Location
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20 Shillings, Tanzania, 1981

date made
1981
ID Number
2015.0126.20
accession number
2015.0126
catalog number
2015.0126.20
Description (Brief)
One (1) 20 shilling coin
Tanzania, 1981
Obverse Image: Portrait of Julius Kambarage Nyerere.
Obverse Text: MWALIMU JULIUS K. NYERERE / RAIS WA KWANZA WA TANZANIA
Reverse Image: Coat of arms of Tanzania.
Reverse Text: MIAKA ISHIRINI YA UHURU 1961-1981 / 20 SHILINGI ISHIRINI
Location
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1 Shilling, German East Africa, Tanzania, 1950

date made
1950
ID Number
2015.0126.08
accession number
2015.0126
catalog number
2015.0126.08
Description (Brief)
One (1) shilling coin
German East Africa, Tanzania, 1950
Obverse Image: Crowned head of king George VI.
Obverse Text: GEORGIVS SEXTVS / REX
Reverse Image: Lion and mountains.
Reverse Text: EAST AFRICA / 1 / SHILLING / 1950
Location
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50 Shilingi

Date made
1974
ID Number
1993.0589.0052
catalog number
1993.0589.0052
accession number
1993.0589
Location
Currently not on view
Collections Object

Hymenaea Mozambiceusis

ID Number
MG.052793
catalog number
052793
accession number
12942
Location
Currently not on view
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500 Shillings, Tanzania, 2012-2015

date made
2012 - 2015
ID Number
2015.0119.1
accession number
2015.0119
catalog number
2015.0119.1
serial number
CK6184234
Description (Brief)
One (1) 500 shilling note
Tanzania, 2012-2015
Obverse Image: Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume.
Obverse Text: BENKI KUUYA TANZANIA / 500 / FEDHA HALALI KWA MALIPO YA SHILINGI MIA TANO / SHILINGI MIA TANO 500 / ABEID AMANI KARUME / WAZIRI WA FEDHA / GAVANA / CK6184234
Reverse Image: University of Dar es Salaam central hall building, graduating students wearing caps and gowns and Aesculap's rod.
Reverse Text: BANK OF TANZANIA / FIVE HUNDRED SHILLINGS / 500
Location
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50 Shilingi, Tanzania, 2012

date made
2012
ID Number
2015.0044.11
accession number
2015.0044
catalog number
2015.0044.11
Description (Brief)
One (1) 50 shilingi coin
Tanzania, 2012
Obverse Image: Portrait of Ali Hassan Mwinyi facing right.
Obverse Text: NDUGU ALI HASSAN MWINYI / RAIS WA PILI WA / TANZANIA / 2012
Reverse Image: Mother rhino with calf.
Reverse Text: 50 SHILINGI / HAMSINI
Location
Currently not on view
Collections Object

1 Ryal

associated date
1881 - 1882
period of administration
1870 - 1888
ID Number
ZZ.RSN83199J59
Location
Currently not on view
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10,000 Shillings, Tanzania, 2012-2015

date made
2012 - 2015
ID Number
2015.0119.4
accession number
2015.0119
catalog number
2015.0119.4
serial number
CN4311808
Description (Brief)
One (1) 10,000 shilling note
Tanzania, 2012-2015
Obverse Image: Tanzanian coat of arms and a elephant.
Obverse Text: 10000 / BENKI KUU YA TANZANIA / FEDHA HALALI KWA MALIPO YA SHILINGI ELFU KUMI / CN4311808 / SHILINGI ELFU KUMI / WAZIRI WA FEDHA / GAVANA
Reverse Image: Flowers and Bank of Tanzania headquarters building in Dar es Salaam.
Reverse Text: BANK OF TANZANIA / 10000 / TEN THOUSAND SHILLINGS
Location
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