Mombasa 1888 1 pice

from the Ma'adi Collection

This specimen is a copper one pice. Mombasa is a port in what is now Kenya and came under British control in 1887. The Mombasa area still occasionally protests in favor of separation from Kenya.

Recorded mintage: 630,000 (all varieties).

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-1.1 thru 1.5.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Mombasa 1888-H rupee
• Mombasa 1890-H 1/4 rupee
• Mombasa 1890-H 1/2 rupee
• Coins and currency dated 1888
• return to coins of Mombasa