https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=German_East_Africa_1891_pesaGerman East Africa 1891 pesa - Revision history2026-07-19T15:42:53ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.0https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=German_East_Africa_1891_pesa&diff=52760&oldid=prevPastakhov: This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/German_East_Africa_1891_pesa2021-01-17T21:25:03Z<p>This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/German_East_Africa_1891_pesa</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:Ger E Africa 1891 pesa obv SAlbum 14-1507.jpg|300px|thumb|Stephen Album sale 14, lot 1507]]<br />
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[[Image:Ger E Africa 1891 pfennig obv Heritage 3010-22620.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3010, part of lot 22620]]<br />
[[Image:Ger E Africa 1891 pfennig rev Heritage 3010-22620.jpg|300px|thumb]]<br />
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The first specimen shown was lot 1507 in Stephen Album sale 14 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2012), where it sold for US$112. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[German East Africa |GERMAN EAST AFRICA]]: Wilhem II, 1888-1918, AE pesa, 1891, choice Uncirculated." The second specimen was part of lot 22620 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), which sold for $431.25. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "Mixed Lot of Thirteen Coins. We have here a very useful grouping of coins from German East Africa as well as coins from Bavaria, Bremen, Hessen, Trier, and more. Grades range from Fine to UNC." This type was struck 1890-92 for German East Africa. 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. <br />
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''Recorded mintage:'' 12,551,000.<br />
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''Specification:'' copper.<br />
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 1.<br />
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br />
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.<br />
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen. ''Stephen Album Auction 14,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2012.<br />
* <sup>[2]</sup>Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, ''Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010. <br />
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''Link to:''<br />
* [[German East Africa 1890 pesa|1890 pesa]]<br />
* [[German East Africa 1891 1/4 rupie|1891 quarter rupie]]<br />
* [[German East Africa 1891 1/2 rupie|1891 half rupie]]<br />
* [[German East Africa 1892 pesa|1892 pesa]]<br />
* [[German East Africa 1892 rupie|1892 rupie]]<br />
* [[German East Africa 1908-J 5 heller|1908-J 5 heller]]<br />
* [[Coins and currency dated 1891]]<br />
* Return to coins of [[German East Africa]]<br />
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