fwo_301775 - EAST AFRICA 1 Shilling Georges VI / lion 1949 British Royal Mint
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Item sold on our e-shop (2014)
Price : 5.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2014)
Price : 5.00 €
Type : 1 Shilling Georges VI / lion
Date: 1949
Mint name / Town : British Royal Mint
Quantity minted : 38318000
Metal : copper nickel
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Edge : cannelée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGIVS SEXTVS.REX.
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..
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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