East Africa coins catalog with values
British East African Company (1888-1895)
Mombasa Rupee=16 anna; Anna=4 paisa
1 pice 1888
bronze
MOMBASA 1306 / Text within beaded circle above sprays
IMPERIAL BRITHSH EAST AFRICA Co / 1888 / Scales above date
Value - 10-20 USD
1 pice 1888
bronze
MOMBASA 1306 / Text within beaded circle above sprays
IMPERIAL BRITHSH EAST AFRICA Co / 1888 / Scales above date
Value - 60-80 USD
East Africa Protectorate (1895-1903)
East African Rupee=16 anna; Anna=4 paisa
Victoria queen of Great Britain (1837-1901)
1 pice 1899 (1897-1899)
bronze
ONE 1 PICE / EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE 1899 / Denomination within ornate outline
VICTORIA DEI GRA BRIT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP / Crowned head left
Value - 15-25 USD
East Africa and Uganda Protectorate (1903-1920)
East African Florin=100 cents; Shilling=50 cents
Edward VII king of Great Britain (1901-1910)
50 cents 1906 (1906-1910)
silver
50 CENTS 1906 / EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATE / Lion and mountains within 3/4 circle with flowers ends
EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR / Bust right
Value - 50-70 USD
25 cents 1906 (1906, 1910)
silver
25 CENTS 1906 / EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATE / Lion and mountains within 3/4 circle with flowers ends
EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR / Bust right
Value - 20-30 USD
10 cents 1907 (1906-1910)
copper-nickel
10 / EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATE 1907 / Tusks flank center hole
TEN CENTS / EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 50-70 USD
1 cent 1907 (1907-1908)
aluminium
1 / EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATE 1907 / Tusks flank center hole
ONE CENT / EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 50-100 USD
1 cent 1909 (1909-1910)
copper-nickel
1 / EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATE 1909 / Tusks flank center hole
ONE CENT / EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 5-10 USD
1/2 cent 1908
aluminium
1/2 / EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATE 1908 / Tusks flank center hole
HALF CENT / EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 150-200 USD
1/2 cent 1909
copper-nickel
1/2 / EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATE 1909 / Tusks flank center hole
HALF CENT / EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 20-30 USD
George V king of Great Britain (1910-1936)
1910-1920
50 cents 1914 (1911-1919)
silver
50 CENTS 1914 / EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATE / Lion and mountains within 3/4 circle with flowers ends
GEORGIVS V REX ET IND IMP / Bust left
Value - 50-70 USD
25 cents 1912 (1912-1918)
silver
25 CENTS 1912 / EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATE / Lion and mountains within 3/4 circle with flowers ends
GEORGIVS V REX ET IND IMP / Bust left
Value - 30-40 USD
10 cents 1911 (1911-1918)
copper-nickel
10 / EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATE 1907 / Tusks flank center hole
TEN CENTS / GEORGIVS V REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 15-30 USD
5 cents 1913 (1913-1919)
copper-nickel
5 / EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATE 1913 / Tusks flank center hole
FIVE CENTS / GEORGIVS V REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 15-25 USD
1 cent 1911 (1911-1918)
copper-nickel
1 / EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATE 1911 / Tusks flank center hole
ONE CENT / GEORGIVS V REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 5-10 USD
The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya (1920-1963)
East African Florin=100 cents; East African Shilling=50 cents
Reform 1921
East African Shilling=100 cents
1 shilling 1922 (1921-1925)
silver
1 SHILLING 1922 / EAST AFRICA / Lion and mountains within 3/4 circle with flowers ends
GEORGIVS V REX ET IND IMP / Bust left
Value - 5-6 USD
50 cents 1922 (1921-1924)
silver
50 1922 /FIFTY CENTS - EAST AFRICA - HALF SHILLING / Lion and mountains within 3/4 circle with flowers ends
GEORGIVS V REX ET IND IMP / Bust left
Value - 4-5 USD
10 cents 1927 (1921-1936)
bronze
10 / EAST AFRICA 1927 / Tusks flank center hole
TEN CENTS / GEORGIVS V REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 2-3 USD
5 cents 1925 (1921-1936)
bronze
5 / EAST AFRICA 1925 / Tusks flank center hole
FIVE CENTS / GEORGIVS V REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 1-2 USD
1 cent 1930 (1922-1935)
bronze
1 / EAST AFRICA 1930 / Tusks flank center hole
ONE CENT / GEORGIVS V REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 1-2 USD
Edward VIII king of Great Britain (1936)
10 cents 1936
bronze
10 / EAST AFRICA 1936 / Tusks flank center hole
TEN CENTS / EDWARDVS VIII REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 1-2 USD
5 cents 1936
bronze
5 / EAST AFRICA 1936 / Tusks flank center hole
FIVE CENTS / EDWARDVS VIII REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 1-2 USD
George VI king of Great Britain (1936-1952)
1 shilling 1941 (1937-1944)
silver
1 SHILLING 1941 / EAST AFRICA / Lion and mountains within 3/4 circle with flowers ends
GEORGIVS VI REX ET INDIA IMPERATOR / Crowned head left
Value - 7-10 USD
1 shilling 1950 (1948-1952)
copper-nickel
1 SHILLING 1950 / EAST AFRICA / Lion and mountains within 3/4 circle with flowers ends
GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX / Crowned head left
Value - 1-2 USD
50 cents 1937 (1937-1944)
silver
50 1937 / FIFTY CENTS - EAST AFRICA - HALF SHILLING / Lion and mountains within 3/4 circle with flowers ends
GEORGIVS VI REX ET INDIA IMPERATOR / Crowned head left
Value - 4-5 USD
50 cents 1948 (1948-1952)
copper-nickel
50 1948 /FIFTY CENTS - EAST AFRICA - HALF SHILLING / Lion and mountains within 3/4 circle with flowers ends
GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX / Crowned head left
Value - 1-2 USD
10 cents 1937 (1937-1941)
bronze
11.34 g.
10 / EAST AFRICA 1937 / Tusks flank center hole
TEN CENTS / GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 1-3 USD
10 cents 1943 (1942-1945)
bronze
9.4 g.
10 / EAST AFRICA 1943 / Tusks flank center hole
TEN CENTS / GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 1-3 USD
10 cents 1952 (1949-1952)
bronze
10 / EAST AFRICA 1952 / Tusks flank center hole
TEN CENTS / GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - ~1 USD
5 cents 1939 (1937-1941)
bronze
6.32 g.
5 / EAST AFRICA 1939 / Tusks flank center hole
FIVE CENTS / GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 1-2 USD
5 cents 1943 (1941-1943)
bronze
5.67 g.
5 / EAST AFRICA 1943 / Tusks flank center hole
FIVE CENTS / GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 2-4 USD
5 cents 1951 (1949-1952)
bronze
5 / EAST AFRICA 1951 / Tusks flank center hole
FIVE CENTS / GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 1-2 USD
1 cent 1942
bronze
1 / EAST AFRICA 1942 / Tusks flank center hole
ONE CENT / GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND IMP / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 1-2 USD
1 cent 1950 (1949-1952)
bronze
1 / EAST AFRICA 1950 / Tusks flank center hole
ONE CENT / GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 1-2 USD
Elizabeth II queen of Great Britain (1952-1963)
50 cents 1963 (1954-1963)
copper-nickel
50 1963 / FIFTY CENTS - EAST AFRICA - HALF SHILLING / Lion and mountains within 3/4 circle with flowers ends
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND / Crowned bust right
Value - 2-3 USD
10 cents 1956
bronze
10 / EAST AFRICA 1956 / Tusks flank center hole
FIVE CENTS / QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 3-5 USD
5 cents 1963 (1955-1963)
bronze
5 / EAST AFRICA 1963 / Tusks flank center hole
FIVE CENTS / QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - <1 USD
1 cent 1956 (1954-1962)
bronze
1 / EAST AFRICA 1956 / Tusks flank center hole
ONE CENT / QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND / Center hole divides crown and denomination, flowers flank
Value - 1-2 USD
See also UK coins:
United Kingdom till 1952
United Kingdom since 1952
East Africa (1964)
East African Shilling=100 cents
10 cents 1964
bronze
10 / EAST AFRICA 1964 / Tusks flank center hole
10 / SENTI KUMITEN CENTS/ EAST AFRICA
Value - 3-5 USD
5 cents 1964
bronze
5 / EAST AFRICA 1964 / Tusks flank center hole
5 / SENTI TANOFIVE CENTS/ EAST AFRICA
Value - 1-2 USD
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