Which countries use shilling as currency?

Those states are: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Somalia. The shilling is a classic among British coins, and was adopted as currency by many countries. Today, there are few states that are still using the shilling as their legal currency. Those states are: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Somalia.

Which African countries use a shilling?

Currently, the shilling is the basic monetary unit in four African countries: Kenya: The Kenyan shilling is the official currency of Kenya and is subdivided into 100 cents. Somalia: The Somali shilling is the official currency of Somalia and is subdivided into 100 cents.

Is a shilling a currency?

The shilling is a historical coin, and the name of a unit of modern currencies formerly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, other British Commonwealth countries and Ireland, where they were generally equivalent to 12 pence or one-twentieth of a pound before being phased out during the 1960s and 1970s.