500 Shillings 2019 (Front: Jomo Kenyatta statue and Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi with Mount Kenya in the background. Coat of arms. Head of a lion (Panthera leo). Back: Tourism and wildlife: coconut palm trees and tourist infrastructure, elephants and giraffes in Maasai Mara National Reserve. Head of a lion. Dove of peace. Watermark: Head of a lion. Electrotype CBK 500 block. Reinforced cornerstones. Security features: Watermarked paper. Consecutively running ascending red vertical and black horizontal serial numbers on the obverse side of the banknote. Vertical, segmented, windowed, 3 mm wide metallic security thread that is exposed on the obverse side. Microprinting. Scattered colored security fibers (hairs), some parts of the banknote and the block with the denomination and the vertical red serial number fluoresce under ultraviolet light. Predominant colour: Green. Signatures: Patrick Ngugi Njoroge (Governor); Dr. Kamau Thugge (Member). Printing method: Intaglio. Issuer: Central Bank of Kenya. Date of Issue: 31 May 2019. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: De La Rue)
Dimensions: 138 x 68 mm
Catalogue Number: P-55
Texts: Banki Kuu Ya Kenya. Central Bank of Kenya. Legal Tender for Five Hundred Shillings. Shilingi Mia Tano. For the Board of Directors. Utalii. Wanyama wa pori. Simba. Harambee.
Dimensions: 138 x 68 mm
Catalogue Number: P-55
Texts: Banki Kuu Ya Kenya. Central Bank of Kenya. Legal Tender for Five Hundred Shillings. Shilingi Mia Tano. For the Board of Directors. Utalii. Wanyama wa pori. Simba. Harambee.