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200 Shillings / 10 Pounds - George V
| Issuer | East African Currency Board |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 200 Shillings |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King George V in intaglio engraving within a circular guilloche frame at upper right, flanked by elaborate lathe-work borders and corner numerals reading 200. A central panel carries the denomination in Arabic script and Gujarati script, with the issue date 'Mombasa 15th December 1921' inscribed at lower left alongside three manuscript signatures of the East African Currency Board members. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of a lion passant on a rocky landscape with a mountain range in the background, enclosed within an oval guilloche frame flanked by two circular medallions each bearing the numeral 200. The overall design is executed in blue intaglio on a light ground, with symmetrical lathe-work panels filling the corners and the denomination repeated at each corner in large numerals. |
| Reverse lettering | TWO HUNDRED SHILLINGS OR TEN POUNDS TWO HUNDRED SHILLINGS OR TEN POUNDS |
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