5 Heller - Wilhelm II

Descrizione del dritto	The Imperial German crown is displayed prominently at center, rendered in fine detail with arched bands, orb, and cross surmount, flanked by ermine-trimmed mantle lappets falling to either side. The legend DEUTSCH OSTAFRIKA curves along the upper periphery in bold serif capital letters. The date, flanked on each side by a small quatrefoil ornament, appears in large numerals along the lower field below the crown.
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Scrittura del rovescio	Latin
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Informazioni aggiuntive	German East Africa's heller coinage was struck at the Berlin mint under authority of the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft, the chartered company that administered the territory before the Imperial German government assumed direct colonial control. The 5 Heller of 1908–1909 arrived during a period of consolidation following the brutal suppression of the Maji Maji Rebellion, which had devastated the colony's population and economy between 1905 and 1907. The unusually heavy specification for a low-denomination coin was a deliberate response to local exchange customs, where value was often judged by weight rather than face.