Tanzanian shilling

See also: Shilingi (disambiguation)
For earlier currencies used in Tanzania, see East African florin, East African rupee, East African shilling, Zanzibari rupee, Zanzibari ryal and German East African rupie.
Tanzanian shilling
Shilingi za Kitanzania (Swahili)
1,000/= noteThe Bank of Tanzania headquarters in Dar es Salaam
ISO 4217
CodeTZS (numeric: 834)
Subunit0.01
Denominations
Subunit
 1⁄100cent
Banknotes500/=, 1,000/=, 2,000/=, 5,000/=, 10,000/=
Coins50/=, 100/=, 200/=, 500/=
Demographics
User(s) Tanzania
Issuance
Central bankBank of Tanzania
 WebsiteBank of Tanzania website
Valuation
Inflation5.6%
 SourceThe World Factbook, 2015 est.

The shilling (Swahili: shilingi; abbreviation: TSh; code: TZS) is the currency of Tanzania. It is subdivided into 100 cents (senti in Swahili). The Tanzanian shilling replaced the East African shilling on 14 June 1966 at par.[1]

  1. ^ Linzmayer, Owen (2012). "Tanzania". The Banknote Book. San Francisco, CA: www.BanknoteNews.com.