Thursday, January 24, 2013

Kenyan money

I'm rich! Below is a 1,000ksh bill. The "ksh" refers to Kenyan Shillings, or Shilingi. Other abbreviations or notations that mean the same thing are "KES" and "/=". All bills have the same picture on the front (see the 100ksh bill) but different depictions on the back.

Note that the physical size of the bill varies with its relative value. The 1,000 is larger than the 200 and so on.

This 50ksh bill looks darker. Why? It's simply old and well-worn. And probably a little dirty.

Quiz for school kids:
Today's exchange rate is 85.95ksh per $1. How much money, in dollars, is shown in the picture?

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