| Issuer | East Africa |
| Year | 1937-1943 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 5 Cents (0.05) |
| Currency | Shilling (1921-1967) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 6.48 g |
| Dimensions | 25.45 mm |
| Thickness | 1.65 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round with a round hole Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#25, Schön#28 |
| Obverse description | A crown and lettering `Georgius VI Rex et Indiae Imperator` NOTE: If there is a mintmark, it is below the N of CENTS |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND:IMP:
FIVE
CENTS (Translation: George VI, King, and Emperor of India Five Cents) |
| Reverse description | Tusks NOTE: If there is a mintmark SA it is under the central hole. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | EAST AFRICA 5 1942 |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) H Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) I Mumbai / Bombay, India(1829-date) KN Kings Norton Metal Company,Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962) SA Pretoria, South Africa(1890-1902, 1923-1992) |
| 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 |
| Catalog ID | 5776858990 |
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