View source for German East Africa 1911-A 10 heller

[[Image:Ger E Africa SB818-22408o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 22408]]
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This specimen was lot 22408 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "GERMAN EAST AFRICA. 10 Heller, 1911-A. NGC PROOF-63. Lightly toned with few instances of contact for the grade." This type was struck 1908-11 and 1914 at Berlin and Hamburg. 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:'' 500,000 plus proofs, a slightly better date.

''Specification:'' copper-nickel. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM-12. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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 1909-J 5 heller|1909-J 5 heller]]
* [[German East Africa 1910-J 1/4 rupie|1910-J ¼ rupie]]
* [[German East Africa 1910-J 1 rupie|1910-J rupie]]
* [[German East Africa 1911-A rupie|1911-A rupie]]
* [[German East Africa 1913-J 5 heller|1913-J 5 heller]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1911]]
* return to coins of [[German East Africa]]

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