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| 背面描述 | The reverse carries bilingual text in German and Swahili affirming the note is guaranteed by the Imperial Government of German East Africa (Kaiserliches Gouvernement von Deutsch-Ostafrika). A penalty clause in German is printed at the lower portion, warning of imprisonment of no less than two years for forgery or passing forged notes. Guilloche ornamental borders frame the design at left and right edges, with the serial number repeated at upper and lower right and the letter prefix at the right margin. |
| 背面铭文 | Der Gegenwert dieser Banknote ist bei dem Kaiserlichen Gouvernement von Deutsch-Ostafrika von hinterlegt. Kadri ya noti hii imewekwa sehemu kwa Kaiseriches Gouvernement von Deutsch-Ostafrika. Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit nicht unter 2 Jahren bestraft. |
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Issued in German East Africa during the First World War, this note belongs to a series produced under extreme wartime siege conditions. With the colonial supply lines cut by the British naval blockade, the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank could no longer obtain printed currency from Germany. Local emergency issues were authorized, printed on whatever materials were available — including, in some cases, reverse sides of maps and other repurposed stock.
P#18 is among the later 1916 issues produced as von Lettow-Vorbeck's force continued its improbable resistance across the interior. Surviving examples often show uneven ink distribution and irregular cut margins, artifacts of improvised colonial production rather than damage in circulation.