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100 Shilingi Decade for Women
| Issuer | Tanzania |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Value | 100 Shilingi |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bare-shouldered effigy of President Julius Kambarage Nyerere occupies the central field, engraved in high relief with fine detail to the hair. Flanking the portrait on either side are stylised floral sprigs. The legend 'TANZANIA 1984' curves along the upper periphery, while the Swahili inscription 'RAIS WA KWANZA' (First President) arcs along the lower periphery, all in Latin characters. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the United Nations Decade for Women (1976–1985), this coin was part of a broader wave of commemorative silver struck by developing nations under the UN program — many produced specifically for the collector export market rather than domestic circulation. Tanzania's economy in 1984 was under severe strain following the costly 1978–79 war with Uganda and the subsequent collapse of the East African Community, which left the Tanzanian shilling in prolonged crisis. Coins like this one were effectively foreign-exchange instruments dressed as commemoratives.