E-auction 627-619261 - fwo_1019200 - EAST AFRICA 50 Cents (1/2 Shilling) Georges VI 1948 Londres

EAST AFRICA 50 Cents (1/2 Shilling) Georges VI 1948 Londres AU

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Estimate :	12 €
Price :	4 €
Maximum bid :	4 €
End of the sale :	21 April 2025 17:11:00
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : 50 Cents (1/2 Shilling) Georges VI

Date: 1948

Mint name / Town : Londres

Quantity minted : 7290000

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 21 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 3,92 g.

Edge : cannelée

Coments on the condition:

avers nettoyé

Catalogue references :

KM20/30

Obverse

Obverse legend : GEORGIVS SEXTUS . REX.

Obverse description : portrait couronné à gauche de Georges V.

Reverse

Reverse legend : EAST AFRICA // FIFTY CENTS 1948 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.