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1/4 Rupee

Issuer Imperial British East Africa Company
Year 1890
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Diameter 19 mm
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Obverse description Central device comprising a radiant sun with straight and wavy rays surmounted by an imperial crown, flanked on either side by a curling ribbon scroll bearing the motto LIGHT AND LIBERTY. The mintmark H, for Heaton and Sons of Birmingham, appears below the central device between the scroll ends. The peripheral legend IMPERIAL BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY encircles the design within a beaded border.
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Reverse script Arabic, Latin
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Edge Plain
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