Tanzania. Bank of Tanzania (Benki Kuu Ya Tanzania). 1977-1978 Issues. 100 shillings Type 1977. Date: 1977. Dimensions: 156 x 83 mm. Watermark: Giraffe head. Material: Paper. Solid security thread. Printer: Thomas De la Rue (TDLR), London, England. Front and back: Polychrome printing predominantly red. Description of the front: Background made up of guilloche and geometric patterns with the value in the angles. Prefix and numbering in black. On the right, a portrait of the first president Julius Kambarage Nyerere. Torch. Coat of arms of Tanzania in the center. Texts in Swahili. Four combinations of signatures with the Minister of Finance (or Waziri wa Fedha) and the Governor (or Gavana). Description of the back: Background made up of guilloche and geometric patterns with the value in the corners. Texts in Swahili. Group of students at work in a library. Young Tanzanian couple at work in a field near a village. Map of Tanzania. Replacement notes: Prefix ZZ and ZY.