In 1951, the rupee was replaced by the East African shilling which was on par with the shilling sterling.

By 1934, the rate was variable from 1 shilling to 7 shillings and sixpence in the pound (5 to 37.5 ).

There are plans to introduce a common currency, a new East African shilling, for the five member states of the East African Community by the end of 2015.

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Financial and other law enforcement authorities in the countries where the Somali Shilling is being printed illegally should share information, undertaking joint operations effectively to address this practice, especially at the borders where the currency is being smuggled.

The net reduced requirements of 13.6 million for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda relate to exchange rate fluctuations in respect of the Tanzanian shilling ( 14.7 million), partially offset by additional requirements in respect of the Rwandan franc ( 1.1 million).