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25 Cents - George V
| Emittent | East Africa |
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| Jahr | 1920 |
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| Nennwert | 25 Cents (0.25) |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Left-facing laureate bust of King George V, draped and truncated, with the designer's initials 'B.M.' (for Bertram Mackennal) incused on the truncation. The surrounding legend reads 'GEORGIVS V REX ET IND:IMP:', identifying the sovereign as King and Emperor of India. The effigy is rendered in the standard portrait style adopted across British colonial coinage of the period, with fine detail in the hair and drapery. The legend is set within a beaded inner border. |
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| Reversbeschreibung | A lion passant to the right occupies the central field, with a stylised depiction of Mount Kilimanjaro rising in the background. The denomination '25 CENTS' and the date '1920' are inscribed within the design, with the issuing authority 'EAST AFRICA' forming the upper portion of the surrounding legend. The composition conveys the colonial identity of the territory through its combination of African wildlife and landscape iconography, all enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
East Africa's silver coinage was administratively managed through the East Africa Currency Board, established in 1919 partly to stabilize exchange rates across British territories in the region following postwar currency disruptions. The shift to .500 fine silver for this issue — down from the .800 fineness used in earlier East African rupee-denominated coinage — directly reflected Britain's postwar silver economics and the simultaneous demonetization of the rupee in favor of the florin-based system introduced that same year.
The 1920 date places this coin in the inaugural year of the new florin system, making it a first-year issue by denomination definition.