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1000 Shillings / 50 Pounds - George VI Not issued
| Issuer | East African Currency Board |
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| Year | 1939 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George VI in an oval intaglio vignette at upper left, set against an intricate guilloche underprint in blue-grey tones. The denomination is expressed in Arabic and Devanagari script in a central panel, flanked by ornate lathe-work borders, with the value numeral 1000 in counter panels at upper right. Date line reads 'Nairobi, 2nd January 1939' at lower left, with members' signatures of the East African Currency Board below; zeroed specimen serial numbers 'A/1 00000' appear twice across the centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | ONE THOUSAND SHILLINGS OR FIFTY POUNDS ONE THOUSAND SHILLINGS OR FIFTY POUNDS |
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The East African Currency Board's 1000 Shillings denomination — equivalent to £50 sterling at the fixed parity — was prepared in 1939 but never formally released into circulation. Notes at this value were intended primarily for interbank settlements and large government transactions rather than public use, which made them viable candidates for withdrawal before issue when wartime conditions complicated distribution across the territory.
De La Rue printed the series but surviving specimens are rare precisely because non-issued stock was typically destroyed rather than retained.