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5 Cents - George VI

Issuer East Africa Currency Board
Year 1937-1943
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Weight 6.48 g
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Obverse description Central crown above the central hole, surrounded by the circular legend GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND:IMP: reading around the upper periphery, with FIVE CENTS completing the inscription around the lower periphery. The design is rendered in relief against a flat field, with a milled border encircling the entire obverse. Mintmark, if present, appears below the N of CENTS.
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Obverse lettering GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND:IMP: FIVE CENTS
(Translation: George VI, King, and Emperor of India Five Cents)
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Mintage 1937 H - KM#25.1 (thick flan) - 3,000,000
1937 KN - KM#25.1 (thick flan) - 3,000,000
1939 H - KM#25.1 (thick flan) - 2,000,000
1939 KN - KM#25.1 (thick flan) - 2,000,000
1941 - KM#25.1 (thick flan) -
1941 I - KM#25.1 (thick flan) - 20,000,000
1941 I - KM#25.2 (thin flan) -
1942 - KM#25.2 (thin flan) - 16,000,000
1942 - KM#25.3 (without hole) -
1942 SA - KM#25.2 (thin flan) - 4,120,000
1943 SA - KM#25.2 (thin flan) - 17,880,000
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