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10 Rupees

Issuer Government of the East Africa Protectorate
Year 1912-1918
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Value 10 Rupees
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Obverse description Black and orange letterpress note with the issuer's title in large bold type across the upper portion, flanked by ornate guilloche rosettes and the numeral 10 in large format on each side. The central text panel carries the promise-to-pay legend in English, Arabic, and Gujarati scripts, with the place and date of issue reading 'Mombasa, 1st July 1912' below. A manuscript signature appears at lower right above the designation 'For the Currency Commissioners,' with a further panel at the foot repeating the issuer's name.
Obverse lettering THE GOVERNMENT OF THE EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF TEN RUPEES عشرة روبية FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE FOR THE CURRENCY COMMISSIONERS Mombasa, 1st July 1912
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Variants P#2A - 01.07.1912
P#2A - 01.07.1914
P#2A - 01.05.1916
P#2A - 01.12.1918
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