E-auction 578-528463 - fwo_915454 - EAST AFRICA 1 Shilling Georges VI / lion 1952 Londres

EAST AFRICA 1 Shilling Georges VI / lion 1952 Londres AU

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Estimate :	8 €
Price :	3 €
Maximum bid :	4 €
End of the sale :	13 May 2024 18:12:00
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : 1 Shilling Georges VI / lion

Date: 1952

Mint name / Town : Londres

Quantity minted : 55605000

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 27,5 mm

Weight : 7,77 g.

Edge : cannelée

Catalogue references :

KM20/31

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.