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East African rupee (Tanganyika usage only)


Name: East African rupee
Defn: 100c=1r
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Units of money:
cent c 1
rupee r 100

Users of this currency: East Africa & Uganda Protectorates (31 stamps, 1907-1919), British occupation of German East Africa (17 stamps, 1917), Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania (11 stamps, 1921), Tanganyika (8 stamps, 1921-1922) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Tanganyika in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1c 1   1922 blk d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak a) ovpt=G.E.A.(serifs) oc=red on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-1c-blk
10c 1   1922 org d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak a) ovpt=G.E.A.(serifs) oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-10c-org
12c 1   1921 gray issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak a) ovpt=G.E.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-12c
15c 1   1921 ultra issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak a) ovpt=G.E.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-15c
50c 1   1921 redvio&blk issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak a) ovpt=G.E.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-50c
2r 1   1921 blk&red pc=bl issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak b) ovpt=G.E.A.(heavy) oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-2r
3r 1   1921 grn&vio issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak b) ovpt=G.E.A.(heavy) oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-3r
5r 1   1921 redvio&ultra issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak b) ovpt=G.E.A.(heavy) oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-5r

Used by 8 stamps of Tanganyika: (See all uses as list)
1921 12c gray issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak a) ovpt=G.E.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-12c wmk=mult crown & script CA
1921 15c ultra issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak a) ovpt=G.E.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-15c wmk=mult crown & script CA
1921 50c redvio&blk issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak a) ovpt=G.E.A. oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-50c wmk=mult crown & script CA
1921 2r blk&red pc=bl issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak b) ovpt=G.E.A.(heavy) oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-2r wmk=mult crown & script CA
1921 3r grn&vio issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak b) ovpt=G.E.A.(heavy) oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-3r wmk=mult crown & script CA
1921 5r redvio&ultra issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak b) ovpt=G.E.A.(heavy) oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-5r wmk=mult crown & script CA
1922 1c blk d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak a) ovpt=G.E.A.(serifs) oc=red on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-1c-blk wmk=mult crown & script CA
1922 10c org d=King George V (1912 laurel & oak a) ovpt=G.E.A.(serifs) oc=blk on=issuer=Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania-10c-org wmk=mult crown & script CA

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