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½ Rupee – Mombasa

Standard circulation coins
Series: IBEA coinage
Context
Year: 1890
Country: Kenya Country flag
Issuer: Mombasa
Period:
Imperial British East Africa Company
(1887—1895)
Currency:
Rupee
(1888—1895)
Demonetized: Yes
Total mintage: 10,000
Material
Diameter: 24 mm
Weight: 5.83 g
Silver weight: 5.35 g
Shape: Round
Composition: 91.7% Silver
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Medal alignment
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard4
Numista: #21322
Value
Bullion value: $14.68

Obverse

Inscription:
IMPERIAL BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY ·

LIGHT AND LIBERTY

H
Translation:
IMPERIAL BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY ·
LIGHT AND LIBERTY
Script: Latin
Language: English

Reverse

Inscription:
MONBASA

HALF RUPEE

٨

انه

1890
Translation:
MONBASA

HALF RUPEE

8

This

1890
Scripts: Arabic, Latin
Languages: Swahili, English, Arabic

Edge

Categories

Symbol> Crown
Symbol> Wreath

Mints

NameMark
Heaton and Sons / The Mint BirminghamH

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
1890H10,000
1890H—Proof

Series: IBEA coinage

1 Paisa obverse
1 Paisa reverse
1 Paisa
1888-1889
1 Rupee obverse
1 Rupee reverse
1 Rupee
1888
2 Annas obverse
2 Annas reverse
2 Annas
1890
¼ Rupee obverse
¼ Rupee reverse
¼ Rupee
1890
½ Rupee obverse
½ Rupee reverse
½ Rupee
1890
💎 Very Rare