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10 Cents - George VI
| Issuer | East African Currency Board |
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| Year | 1949-1952 |
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| Diameter | 30.8 mm |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | 1949 - - 4,000,000 1949 - Proof - 1950 - - 8,000,000 1950 - Proof - 1951 - - 14,500,000 1951 - Proof - 1952 - - 15,800,000 1952 - Proof - 1952 H - (fr) rare - 2,000,000 |
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The East African Currency Board operated as a colonial currency authority serving Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar, issuing coinage independent of individual territorial governments. The bronze 10-cent pieces of this period are notably heavy for their face value — a deliberate policy choice to discourage melting, which had plagued earlier cupro-nickel issues during wartime metal shortages.
George VI's effigy on East African coinage was updated following his 1948 title change, dropping "Emperor of India" after Indian independence. Dies for this series reflect that amended titulature, making pre- and post-1948 pieces documentably distinct under close examination of the obverse legend.