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1 Shilling - George VI
| Issuer | East Africa Currency Board |
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| Year | 1937-1946 |
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| Engraver(s) | Percy Metcalfe |
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| Obverse description | Bare-necked, crowned effigy of King George VI facing left, wearing the Imperial State Crown with fleurs-de-lis and crosses pattée, engraved by Percy Metcalfe whose initials 'PM' appear at the truncation. The peripheral legend reads GEORGIVS VI REX ET INDIAE IMPERATOR, with a raised dot separating the concluding letters. The design is set against a smooth field within a reeded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI REX ET INDIAE IMPERATOR: PM |
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| 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) |
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