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10 Cents - George VI

Issuer East Africa Currency Board
Year 1937-1945
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Reference(s) KM#26, Schön#29
Obverse description Crowned royal cypher of George VI at center, surrounded by the circular legend GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND: IMP: reading around the upper periphery, with the denomination TEN CENTS completing the inscription. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. The central hole is incorporated into the overall composition.
Obverse script Latin
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Additional information

The East Africa Currency Board was a colonial monetary authority jointly serving Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar — a sprawling administrative convenience that meant a single coin circulated across territories with radically different local economies. This 10-cent bronze ran through the war years largely uninterrupted, though brass and other substitute alloys were being adopted elsewhere in the British Empire as copper supplies tightened for munitions production.

The 1942 and 1943 dates are notably more common than bookend issues, reflecting accelerated wartime production to meet demand across East African Command supply networks.

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