Kenya's central bank on Tuesday launched the country's new generation coins which have features that make them more accessible to the visually impaired.

The new generation coins will continue the tradition of depicting an aspect that best describes Kenya and bear no symbols or portraits of persons as outlined in the 2010 constitution.

According to the Central Bank of Kenya, the coins will be available in denominations of 1 shilling, five shillings, ten shillings and 20 shillings and will begin to circulate Tuesday.

The 1 shilling coin depicts the image of a giraffe while the five shillings coin bears the image of a rhino. The 10 shillings coin bears the image of a lion while the 20 shillings coin has the image of an elephant.