A few months ago I was given a forty-shilling coin as part of my change in the grocery store. Cassandra hadn’t seen one before so she was really excited about it. Because they’re not very common we’ve started a little tradition of saving them.
At first it was just a joke… but now, just a few months later, we’ve amassed sixteen of them!
Unofficially known as the “ka Lucy” (little Lucy, after President Kibaki’s wife), these things were printed to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Kenya’s independence.
Update (March 14, 2012): We now have 23 of them!
Update (August 30, 2013): We now have 59 of them!
Update (October 27, 2015): We now have 103 of them!
Ever since I found out about the new ones, I want them all!!!!!
I think you mean the coins are minted. printing chuma is not exactly easy.. .
:)
Haha true. But I’ll leave it there so everyone knows you were right ;)
can u sell to me those 40 Bob coins please? contact me
What’s in it for me? Are you trying to create your own collection? ;)
I just like the coin and after all its the only beautiful coin in Kenya! LOL
mueni i have a pre independence coin with a hole in the middle. interested?
I have the coins how much r u offering per coin?
Surely you’re joking. I’m not buying coins… simply collecting them as I get them. :)
Hi Pato, I would like to buy the coins from you. How many do you have by now?
Inbox me on my email address we see if we can do business
Thanks
how much do u offer per One 40 coin
Hmmm, 40 shillings. :)