East Africa 1949 50 cents

from the Mountain Groan Collection

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 = 1 shilling. This denomination was originally billon (.250 fine silver) until 1944 and copper nickel for 1948-52. The coinage has been obsolete since the member colonies obtained independence in the early 1960's.

Recorded mintage: 12,960,000.

Specification: 4 g, copper-nickel, 21 mm diameter, designed by Percy Metcalfe.

Catalog reference: KM 30.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1944 50 cents
• 1949 5 cents
• 1949 10 cents
• 1949-KN shilling
• 1950 shilling
• 1952-KN cent
• 1954 50 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1949
• return to coins of East Africa