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| Issuer | East African Currency Board |
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| Year | 1948-1952 |
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| Weight | 3.89 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A male lion passant, facing left in a naturalistic landscape setting with mountains and foliage in the background, enclosed within an inner beaded circle. The denomination '50' appears in large numerals below the central device, flanked by decorative scrollwork, with 'CENTS' inscribed to the lower left and 'HALF SHILLING' to the lower right. The date is struck in the exergue beneath the numeral. The outer legend 'EAST AFRICA' arcs across the upper field, with 'FIFTY' reading vertically on the left and the full legends framed by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | EAST AFRICA 50 FIFTY CENTS 1949 HALF SHILLING |
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