East Africa and Uganda 1906 50 cents
This specimen was lot 3299 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $1,645. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH EAST AFRICA. 50 Cents, 1906. PCGS MS-65+ Secure Holder. Brilliant surfaces with smoky toning. A superb gem." 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 type is known from the London mint for 1906-10. In 1920 Uganda was dropped from the title on the reverse. The coinage has been obsolete since the member colonies obtained independence in the early 1960's.
Recorded mintage: 200,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 5.83 g, 0.800 fine silver, .150 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-4.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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- 1906 25 cents
- 1909 50 cents
- Coins and currency dated 1906
- return to coins of British East Africa