Tanzania 20 Shilingi Banknote (1987)

Like the Burundi banknote featured in Money & Geography's previous post, the neighboring Republic of TANZANIA's 20 Shilingi (Shilling) banknote features a blank outline map of the country. Geographic features shown on this banknote include Lake Malawi (Nyasa) (south), Lake Tanganyika (west), Lake Victoria (north), Pemba island (northeast), and Zanzibar island (south of Pemba). The 20 Shilingi banknote does not include a date on it. While the Burundi banknote is arguably bland, this one boasts some pops of color on the front side — with vibrant dark red and purplish hues encircling President Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1985-1995). By the way, Mwinyi is still living at 91 years old. Basic geographic facts about Tanzania can be found on the GeoFact of the Day Blog.