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5 Cents 1914 [East Africa]

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5 Cents 1914 [East Africa]
  • Country: East Africa
  • Shape: Round with central hole
  • Weight: 6.4 g
  • Mintage: 1,240,000 pcs.
  • Issue Quality: Uncirculated, Proof
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Designation: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 5 cents
  • Currency Unit: Cent
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Summary: KM# 11
  • Diameter: 25.5 mm
  • Reverse
    Within a raised circle on both sides of the hole, elephant tusks; above (over the hole) the numeral 5. Along the upper arc, the colony's name in English 'EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATES', below the year of minting '1914', flanked by a dot. The coin's edge features decorative denticles.
  • Obverse
    Central hole, with relief patterns on both sides; above, a crown - symbol of the British Empire. Below the hole, a two-line inscription in English 'FIVE CENTS'. Along the coin's edge, text split into two parts in Latin 'GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA': left, the monarch's name 'GEORGIVS V', right, the title 'REX ET IND: IMP:'. Below, the Latin letter 'K' - mintmark of the Birmingham Mint.

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