East Africa and Uganda 1916-H cent
This specimen was lot 72174 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $90. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH EAST AFRICA. Cent, 1916-H. Heaton Mint. PCGS MS-66+ Gold Shield. Reddish-amber in appearance overall, this tremendous Gem presents a pleasing, underlying luster." 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. 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. This type is known from the London mint and Heaton mint ("H", shown here) for 1911-18. This is the scarcest date but it is not rare.
Recorded mintage: 1,824,000.
Specification: 2.92 g, copper nickel, 22.3 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM 7.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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