Name: East African shilling
Defn: 2000c=20sh=20s=1lb
Symbol: £
Code:
Desc:
Units of money:
cent c 1
shilling sh 100
pound lb 2000
Users of this currency: Aden (55 stamps, 1951-1965), Kathiri State of Seiyun (22 stamps, 1951-1964), Quaiti State in Hadhramaut (33 stamps, 1951-1963), British forces in Eritrea (43 stamps, 1948-1951), British forces in Somalia (22 stamps, 1948-1950), Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (336 stamps, 1922-1976), Somaliland Protectorate (32 stamps, 1951-1960), South Arabia (2 stamps, 1963), Tanganyika (79 stamps, 1922-1962), Zanzibar (181 stamps, 1931-1967) Show with all usages
Denominations used by Kathiri State of Seiyun in this currency:
| Denom |
Usages |
Selected stamps |
| 5c |
2 |
10/1/1951 bl issue=1951 d=Tarim ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-1a, 1/15/1954 brn issue=1954 d=Sultan Hussein |
| 10c |
2 |
10/1/1951 blkbrn issue=1951 d=minaret, Tarim ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-2a, 1/15/1954 bl issue=1954 d=Sultan Hussein |
| 15c |
3 |
10/1/1951 bl issue=1951 d=mosque,Seiyun ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-2 1/2a ... 1/15/1954 grn issue=1954 d=Seiyun |
| 20c |
1 |
10/1/1951 car&brn issue=1951 d=palace,Tarim ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-3a |
| 25c |
1 |
1/15/1954 red issue=1954 d=Tarim |
| 35c |
1 |
1/15/1954 bl issue=1954 d=Mosque at Seiyun |
| 50c |
2 |
10/1/1951 ver issue=1951 d=mosque,Seiyun ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-8a, 1/15/1954 brn&red issue=1954 d=Fortress at Tarim |
| 70c |
1 |
7/1/1964 blk issue=1964 d=Qarn Adh Dhabi |
| 1sh |
2 |
10/1/1951 grn issue=1951 d=South Gate,Tarim ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-1r, 1/15/1954 org issue=1954 d=Mosque at Seiyun |
| 1sh25c |
1 |
7/1/1964 grn issue=1964 d=Seiyun |
| 1sh50c |
1 |
7/1/1964 vio issue=1964 d=Gheil Omer |
| 2sh |
2 |
10/1/1951 vio&bl issue=1951 d=Kathiri house ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-2r, 1/15/1954 grn issue=1954 d=South Gate, Tarim |
| 5sh |
2 |
10/1/1951 brn&grn issue=1951 d=mosque,Tarim ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-5r, 1/15/1954 bl&vio issue=1954 d=Kathiri house |
| 10sh |
1 |
1/15/1954 brn&vio issue=1954 d=Mosque entrance, Tarim |
Used by 22 stamps of Kathiri State of Seiyun: (See all uses as list)
10/1/1951 10c blkbrn issue=1951 d=minaret, Tarim ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-2a wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12x13
10/1/1951 15c bl issue=1951 d=mosque,Seiyun ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-2 1/2a wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12x13
10/1/1951 20c car&brn issue=1951 d=palace,Tarim ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-3a wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13x12
10/1/1951 50c ver issue=1951 d=mosque,Seiyun ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-8a wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13x12
10/1/1951 1sh grn issue=1951 d=South Gate,Tarim ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-1r wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12x13
10/1/1951 2sh vio&bl issue=1951 d=Kathiri house ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-2r wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13x12
10/1/1951 5sh brn&grn issue=1951 d=mosque,Tarim ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-5r wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12x13
10/1/1951 5c bl issue=1951 d=Tarim ovpt=value oc=blk on=1942-1a wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
6/2/1953 15c dkgrn&blk issue=Coronation 1953 d=Queen Elizabeth II (1953) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13.5x13
1/15/1954 15c grn issue=1954 d=Seiyun wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13x12
1/15/1954 10sh brn&vio issue=1954 d=Mosque entrance, Tarim wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12x13
1/15/1954 5sh bl&vio issue=1954 d=Kathiri house wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13x12
1/15/1954 2sh grn issue=1954 d=South Gate, Tarim wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12x13
1/15/1954 1sh org issue=1954 d=Mosque at Seiyun wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13x12
1/15/1954 50c brn&red issue=1954 d=Fortress at Tarim wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=13x12
1/15/1954 35c bl issue=1954 d=Mosque at Seiyun wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12x13
1/15/1954 25c red issue=1954 d=Tarim wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12x13
1/15/1954 10c bl issue=1954 d=Sultan Hussein wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12.5
1/15/1954 5c brn issue=1954 d=Sultan Hussein wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12.5
7/1/1964 70c blk issue=1964 d=Qarn Adh Dhabi wmk=St Edwards crown & CA perf=12x13
7/1/1964 1sh25c grn issue=1964 d=Seiyun wmk=St Edwards crown & CA perf=13x12
7/1/1964 1sh50c vio issue=1964 d=Gheil Omer wmk=St Edwards crown & CA perf=13x12
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