Catalog
1 Pice - Victoria East Africa Protectorate, Pattern
| Issuer | East Africa Protectorate |
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| Year | 1898 |
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| Diameter | 26 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA·DEI·GRA·BRITT·REGINA·FID·DEF·IND·IMP |
| Reverse description | Central design features the numeral '1' in large, bold relief within an ornate cartouche of scrollwork and foliate flourishes, with the word ONE inscribed below the numeral and PICE beneath that, all within the decorative frame. The circular legend EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE runs along the upper periphery, and the date 1898 appears at the base of the design, flanked by ornamental stops. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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The East Africa Protectorate was declared in 1895, and by 1898 the British administration was still working out what a local coinage should look like. This silver pattern for a 1 Pice denomination was part of that exploratory process — the pice being a subdivision already familiar across British India, which administered the Protectorate's currency arrangements. It never entered production. The circulating coinage that followed used bronze, not silver, and the design direction shifted considerably before any coins reached commerce.