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1 Shilling - George VI
| Issuer | East Africa Currency Board |
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| Year | 1948-1952 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, crowned effigy of King George VI facing left, modelled by Percy Metcalfe, whose initials PM appear truncated below the neck. The legend GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX runs along the periphery, divided left and right of the portrait, with a beaded border encircling the entire field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1948 - - 19,704,000 1949 - - 38,318,000 1949 - Proof - 1949 H - - 12,584,000 1949 KN - - 15,060,000 1950 - - 56,362,000 1950 - Proof - 1950 H - - 12,416,000 1950 KN - - 10,040,000 1952 - - 55,605,000 1952 - Proof - 1952 H - - 8,023,999 1952 KN - - 9,360,000 |
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