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East Africa Protectorate (also known as British East Africa) was an area in the African Great Lakes occupying roughly the same terrain as present-day Kenya, from the Indian Ocean inland to the border with Uganda in the west. The coins have also been used in other British-controlled territories: Kenya Colony, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibat, British Somaliland, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Italian Somaliland, Aden Protectorate, Colony of Aden, Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, Federation of South Arabia, Protectorate of South Arabia and Tanzania.
Wikidata: Q27407

Rupee (1906-1920)

100 Cents = 1 Rupee

½ Cent - Edward VII
1908
Aluminium • 1 g • ⌀ 20.3 mm
KM# 6, Schön# 1

½ Cent - Edward VII
1909
Copper-nickel • 1.9 g • ⌀ 20.2 mm
KM# 6a, Schön# 1a

1 Cent - Edward VII
1907-1908
Aluminium • 1.9 g • ⌀ 22.9 mm
KM# 5, Schön# 2

1 Cent - Edward VII
1909-1910
Copper-nickel • 2.88 g • ⌀ 22.2 mm
KM# 5a, Schön# 2a

1 Cent - George V
1911-1918
Copper-nickel • 2.8 g • ⌀ 22.3 mm
KM# 7, Schön# 9

1 Pice - Victoria (East Africa Protectorate) – obverse

1 Pice - Victoria (East Africa Protectorate) – reverse

1 Pice - Victoria (East Africa Protectorate)
1897-1899
Bronze • 6.3 g • ⌀ 26 mm
KM# 1

5 Cents - Edward VII
1907
Pattern
Copper-nickel
KM# A11, Schön# 5

5 Cents - George V
1913-1919
Copper-nickel • 6.4 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 11, Schön# 10

10 Cents - Edward VII
1906-1910
Copper-nickel • 11.2 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 2, Schön# 6

10 Cents - George V
1911-1918
Copper-nickel • 11.3 g • ⌀ 31.0 mm
KM# 8, Schön# 11

25 Cents - Edward VII
1906-1910
Silver (.800) • 2.916 g • ⌀ 17.8 mm
KM# 3, Schön# 7

25 Cents - George V
1912-1918
Silver (.800) • 2.916 g • ⌀ 17.9 mm
KM# 10, Schön# 12

50 Cents - Edward VII
1906-1910
Silver (.800) • 5.8319 g • ⌀ 23.6 mm
KM# 4, Schön# 8

50 Cents - George V
1911-1919
Silver (.800) • 5.8319 g • ⌀ 23.6 mm
KM# 9, Schön# 13

Florin (1920-1921)

100 Cents = 1 Florin

1 Cent - George V
1920-1921
Copper-nickel • 3 g • ⌀ 22.4 mm
KM# 12, Schön# 14

5 Cents - George V
1920
Copper-nickel
KM# 13, Schön# 15

10 Cents - George V
1920
Copper-nickel • 11.7 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 14, Schön# 16

25 Cents - George V
1920
Silver (.500) • 2.916 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 15, Schön# 17

50 Cents / 1 Shilling - King George V – obverse

50 Cents / 1 Shilling - King George V – reverse

50 Cents / 1 Shilling - King George V
1920
Silver (.500) • 5.8319 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 16, Schön# 18

1 Florin - George V
1920-1921
Silver (.500) • 11.6638 g • ⌀ 30.0 mm
KM# 17, Schön# 19

Shilling (1921-1967)

100 Cents = 1 Shilling

1 Cent - George V
1922-1935
Bronze • 1.91 g • ⌀ 20.2 mm
KM# 22, Schön# 20

1 Cent - George VI
1942
Bronze • 2.0 g • ⌀ 20.3 mm
KM# 29, Schön# 27

1 Cent - George VI
1949-1952
Bronze • 2 g • ⌀ 20.3 mm
KM# 32, Schön# 32

1 Cent - Elizabeth II
1954-1962
Bronze • 2 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 35, Schön# 37

5 Cents - George V
1921-1936
Bronze • 6.24 g • ⌀ 25.3 mm
KM# 18, Schön# 21

5 Cents - Edward VIII
1936
Bronze • 6.5 g • ⌀ 26 mm
KM# 23, Schön# 25

5 Cents - George VI
1937-1943
Bronze • 6.32 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 25, Schön# 28

5 Cents - George VI
1949-1952
Bronze • 5.77 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 33, Schön# 33

5 Cents - Elizabeth II
1955-1963
Bronze • 5.77 g • ⌀ 25.3 mm
KM# 37, Schön# 38

5 Cents
1964
Bronze • 5.69 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 39, Schön# 41

10 Cents - George V
1921-1936
Bronze • 11.14 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 19, Schön# 22

10 Cents - Edward VIII
1936
Bronze • 10.9 g • ⌀ 30.6 mm
KM# 24, Schön# 26

10 Cents - Edward VIII
1936
Copper-nickel • 11.5 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 24a

10 Cents - George VI
1937-1945
Bronze • 9.4 g • ⌀ 30.6 mm
KM# 26, Schön# 29

10 Cents - George VI
1949-1952
Bronze • 9.5 g • ⌀ 30.8 mm
KM# 34, Schön# 34

10 Cents - Elizabeth II
1956-1964
Bronze • 9.36 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 38, Schön# 39

10 Cents
1964
Bronze • 9.4 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 40, Schön# 42

50 Cents - George V
1921-1924
Silver (.250) • 3.8879 g • ⌀ 21.1 mm
KM# 20, Schön# 23

50 Cents - George VI
1937-1944
Silver (.250) • 3.8879 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 27, Schön# 30

50 Cents - George VI
1948-1952
Copper-nickel • 3.89 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 30, Schön# 35

50 Cents - Elizabeth II
1954-1963
Copper-nickel • 4 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 36, Schön# 40

1 Shilling - George V
1921-1925
Silver (.250) • 7.78 g • ⌀ 27.8 mm
KM# 21, Schön# 24

1 Shilling - George VI
1937-1946
Silver (.250) • 7.7759 g • ⌀ 27.8 mm
KM# 28, Schön# 31

1 Shilling - George VI
1948-1952
Copper-nickel • 7.81 g • ⌀ 27.8 mm
KM# 31, Schön# 36

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