View source for German East Africa 1891 rupie

[[Image:Ger E Africa SB818-22406o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 22406]]
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This specimen was lot 22406 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $408. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "GERMAN EAST AFRICA. Rupie, 1891. PCGS MS-64+ Secure Holder. Exceptional quality with few marks and intense luster." This type was struck 1890-1902 for German East Africa to the standard of an [[India 1901-B rupee|Indian rupee]]. After a prolonged struggle, the British managed to conquer the region during World War One and it was partitioned between them and the Belgians by the Treaty of Versailles. The Belgian portion is now [[Burundi]] and [[Rwanda]] and the British part merged with Zanzibar to form [[Tanzania]].

''Recorded mintage:'' 126,000 plus proofs, a common date.

''Specification:'' 11.66 g, 0.917 fine silver, .343 troy oz ASW. 

''Catalog reference:'' J. 713, KM 2. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, ''The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2018. 

''Link to:''
* [[German East Africa 1890 rupie|1890 rupie]]
* [[German East Africa 1891 1/4 rupie|1891 ¼ rupie]]
* [[German East Africa 1891 1/2 rupie|1891 ½ rupie]]
* [[German East Africa 1892 rupie|1892 rupie]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1891]]
* return to coins of [[German East Africa]]

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