Live auction - fwo_470981 - GERMAN EAST AFRICA - WILLIAM II 1 Roupie 1891 Berlin
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | 232 € |
| Maximum bid : | 232 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 April 2018 18:09:41 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : 1 Roupie
Date: 1891
Mint name / Town : Berlin
Quantity minted : 126258
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 917 ‰
Diameter : 30,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 11,7 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Obverse
Obverse legend : GUILELMUS II - IMPERATOR.
Obverse description : Buste casqué du kaiser Guillaume II à gauche avec l'uniforme de la Garde.
Obverse translation : (Guillaume II empereur).
Reverse
Reverse legend : DEUTSCHE-OSTAFRIKANISCHE GESELLSCHAFT/ *EINE RUPIE*/ 1890.
Reverse description : Écu aux armes de la colonie.
Reverse translation : (Compagnie de l'Afrique orientale allemande /une roupie).
Commentary
La roupie jusqu'en 1904 était divisée en 64 pesa, puis à partir de cette date en 100 heller. La roupie valait 1,37 mark. Ce type créé en 1890 fut frappé jusqu'en 1902.
Until 1904, the rupee was divided into 64 pesas, and from that date into 100 hellers. The rupee was worth 1.37 marks. This type, created in 1890, was minted until 1902.
Until 1904, the rupee was divided into 64 pesas, and from that date into 100 hellers. The rupee was worth 1.37 marks. This type, created in 1890, was minted until 1902.
Historical background
GERMAN EAST AFRICA - WILLIAM II
(06/15/1888-11/28/1918)
East Africa was assigned to Germany at the Congress of Berlin in 1885 and its administration entrusted to the German East Africa Company. The territory with an area of almost one million square kilometers had a population on the eve of the First World War of 7.5 million inhabitants with Dar es Salaam as its capital. Colony in 1890, it was after the Treaty of Versailles entrusted to the English administration and became Tanganyika (now Tanzania).
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