Tanzanian shilling

Tanzanian shilling

Shilingi za Kitanzania (Swahili)
1,000/= note The Bank of Tanzania headquarters in Dar es Salaam
ISO 4217
Code	TZS (numeric: 834)
Subunit	0.01
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100	cent
Banknotes	500/=, 1,000/=, 2,000/=, 5,000/=, 10,000/=
Coins	50/=, 100/=, 200/=, 500/=
Demographics
User(s)	Tanzania
Issuance
Central bank	Bank of Tanzania
Website	Bank of Tanzania website
Valuation
Inflation	5.6%
Source	The 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]