amount in the tanzanian shilingi is written in the form of "x/y", where x is the amount above 1 shiling, while y is the amount in senti. an equals sign or hyphen represents zero amount. for example, 50 senti is written as "=/50" or "-/50", while 100 shilingi is written as "100/=" or "100/-". in common, daily use, the symbol "tsh" is used.