1921 RARE EAST AFRICA 1 SHILLING - WOW!!!!!!

The East African shilling (XEAS) was introduced in 1921, replacing the short lived florin at a

rate of 2 shillings = 1 florin. The currency was equivalent to one shilling sterling and was

subdivided into 100cents. It was used as currency in the British colonies and protectorates

in East Africa and Arabia until the mid 1960's, when it was replaced by local currencies

(Kenyan shilling, Somali shilling, South Yemeni dinar, Ugandan shilling and Tanzanian

shilling) following the colonies' independence. It was also used in what used to be Italian

Somaliland under British occupation from 1941 to 1949. In 1949, the territory was returned

to Italy as a UN trusteeship. Shortly therafter, it switched to the Italian Somaliland

somalo.    In 1921, coins in denominations of 5, 10 and 50 cents and 1 shilling were

introduced, to which 1 cent coins were added the following year. The denominations issued

went unchanged throughout the existance of the currency, with the final issues being dated

1964. The 1, 5 and 10 cents coins were bronze and holed. The 50 cents and 1 shilling were

minted in 25% silver until 1948, when cupro-nickel versions were introduced.

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