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fwo_301795 - EAST AFRICA 10 Cents frappe au nom de Georges VI 1951 Londres
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Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 7.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 7.00 €
Type : 10 Cents frappe au nom de Georges VI
Date: 1951
Mint name / Town : Londres
Quantity minted : 14500000
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 31 mm
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX // TEN / CENTS.
Obverse description : couronne et motifs végétaux.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EAST AFRICA / 10 // 1951.
Reverse description : deux paires de défenses d’éléphant.
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.