The Currency Department at Bank of Tanzania (BOT) exchanges mutilated currency e.g. burnt notes, damage of currency by chemicals etc from members of the public. Damaged Coins/defaced coins are exchanged at the counter at a full value. The mutilated currency should meet the following requirements:
Not deliberately mutilated
Currency must be genuine
More than half and continuous
Bear at least one complete serial number
Bear both signatures
Source: Government Portal Content Committee, Last Reviewed on : 2015-10-09 16:07:58