10 Cents - Elizabeth II

Features

Issuer	East Africa
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-1963)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1956-1964
Value	10 Cents (0.10)
Currency	Shilling (1921-1967)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	9.45 g
Diameter	30 mm
Thickness	1.7 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 2863
References	KM# 38 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 39 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Obverse

A crown above the center hole and the lettering "Queen Elizabeth the second" around the rim with the denomination below the center hole

Script: Latin

Lettering:
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
TEN
CENTS

Reverse

Tusks around the center hole with the denomination in numerals above and the date at the bottom with the issuer name at the top

Script: Latin

Lettering: EAST AFRICA 10 1956

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
H	Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)

Comments

Kenya was the last to become Republic in December 1964, meaning coins with and without a crown were minted in 1964. Coins without a crown were released in Uganda & Tanganyika for circulation with coins in Kenya having a crown.

By 1964, all three countries of East Africa (Uganda, Tanzania (Tanganyika), and Kenya) had not only become independent but also became republics (where the president is the head of state).
This scenario was also reflected in the coins that were minted in 1964 wherein the British Crown has been removed. All earlier coins from until 1963had the crown to symbolize the Queen of England, who was also the head of state (Commonwealth realm) of these countries.

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1956	6 001 000	$ 0.72	$ 2.30	$ 2.60	$ 2.80	$ 4.70		92%
1956							Proof	1.0%
1964 H			$ 3.60					12%

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