fwo_1089714 - EAST AFRICA 1 Shilling Georges VI / lion 1945 Pretoria
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Type : 1 Shilling Georges VI / lion
Date: 1945
Mint name / Town : Pretoria
Quantity minted : 10080000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 250 ‰
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 7,81 g.
Edge : cannelée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGIUS VI REX ET INDIAE IMPERATOR :.
Obverse description : portrait à gauche couronné de Georges VI.
Reverse
Reverse legend : - EAST AFRICA -.
Reverse description : lion devant un paysage de montagne, inscription 1/SHILING/(DATE).
Commentary
Administrée jusqu’en 1895 par l’Imperial British East Africa Company, l’Afrique de l’Est britannique devient colonie en 1920. Elle comprenait le Kenya et l’Ouganda devenus respectivement indépendants en 1963 et 1962..
Administered until 1895 by the Imperial British East Africa Company, British East Africa became a colony in 1920. It included Kenya and Uganda, which became independent in 1963 and 1962 respectively.
Administered until 1895 by the Imperial British East Africa Company, British East Africa became a colony in 1920. It included Kenya and Uganda, which became independent in 1963 and 1962 respectively.
Historical background
EAST AFRICA
(1920-1963)
In 1920, the East Africa Protectorate was transformed into a British colony except for the coastal strip which remained a protectorate until 1963, the year of the independence of present-day Kenya..
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