East Africa 1935 5 cents
This specimen was lot 33160 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "EAST AFRICA. 5 Cents, 1935. London Mint. George V. PCGS MS-64 Brown. This near-Gem is rich with a soft glossy brown tone, and strong details yet present throughout." East Africa was an administrative grouping of the British colonies of Kenya, Uganda and British Somaliland. Tanganyika was added in 1919 after it was seized from the Germans. The original currency system was 100 cents = one florin (2 shillings). In 1922, this was changed to 100 cents = one shilling. This type is known from the London mint only and was struck 1921-28 and 1933-36. The coinage has been obsolete since the member colonies obtained independence in the early 1960's.
Recorded mintage: 5,800,000 plus proofs, a common date.
Specification: 6.5 g, bronze, 25.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-18.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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