fwo_1089290 - EAST AFRICA 50 Cents (1/2 Shilling) Georges VI 1942 Heaton
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Price : 10.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2025)
Price : 10.00 €
Type : 50 Cents (1/2 Shilling) Georges VI
Date: 1942
Mint name / Town : Heaton
Quantity minted : 5000000
Metal : copper nickel
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,95 g.
Edge : cannelée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGIVS VI REX ET INDIÆ IMPERATOR: // PM.
Obverse description : portrait couronné à gauche de Georges V.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EAST AFRICA // FIFTY CENTS 1942 HALF SHILLING.
Reverse description : 50 dans le champ, lion et paysage de montagne.
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.







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