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1 Cent - Edward VII
| Issuer | East Africa and Uganda Protectorates |
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| Year | 1909-1910 |
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| Diameter | 22.2 mm |
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| Reverse description | The central round hole is flanked by two pairs of curved elephant tusks arranged symmetrically, their tips pointing upward and inward toward the hole, creating a distinctive decorative motif emblematic of the East African protectorates. The numeral 1 appears above the hole. The circular legend EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATES runs along the periphery, and the date appears in the lower field between two dots, with a beaded border encircling the reverse. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The East Africa and Uganda Protectorates operated as a single administrative unit under the British East Africa Protectorate until formal reorganization, and their coinage reflected the awkward dual jurisdiction — coins had to serve populations separated by considerable geography and issued through the Imperial British East Africa Company's successor structures. The copper-nickel composition here replaced an earlier pure copper issue, a shift driven by durability concerns in tropical climates where copper corroded rapidly in humid conditions.
Production ran only two years before Edward VII's death in May 1910 ended the reign.