| Issuer | East Africa |
|---|---|
| Year | 1937-1946 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Shilling |
| Currency | Shilling (1921-1967) |
| Composition | Billon (.250 silver) |
| Weight | 7.7759 g |
| Diameter | 27.8 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Percy Metcalfe |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#28, Schön#31 |
| Obverse description | Crowned head of king George VI left |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI REX ET INDIAE IMPERATOR: PM |
| Reverse description | Lion and mountains within 3/4 circle |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | EAST AFRICA 1 SHILLING 1937 |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | H Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) I Mumbai / Bombay, India(1829-date) SA Pretoria, South Africa(1890-1902, 1923-1992) |
| Mintage | 1937 H - KM#28.1 (thin rim) - 7 672 000 1937 H - KM#28.1 (thin rim); Proof - 1941 I - KM#28.1 (thin rim) - 7 000 000 1941 I - KM#28.2 (thick rim) - 1942 H - KM#28.1 (thin rim) - 4 430 000 1942 H - KM#28.1 (thin rim); Proof - 1942 I - KM#28.3 (retouched central image) - 3 900 000 1943 I - KM#28.3 (retouched central image) - 50 1944 H - KM#28.1 (thin rim) - 10 000 000 1944 SA - KM#28.4 (Obverse and reverse as KM#28.1, edge reeding close) - 5 820 000 1945 SA - KM#28.4 (Obverse and reverse as KM#28.1, edge reeding close) - 10 080 000 1946 SA - KM#28.4 (Obverse and reverse as KM#28.1, edge reeding close) - 18 260 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 9721912480 |
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