From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Banknotes of the East African shilling

none

The following banknotes were issued for the East African shilling.

1921 issue

1921 issue	Image	Value	Catalog number	Colour	Description	Date of printing	Remarks	Front
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea5s1921f.jpg	http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea5s1921b.jpg	5 shillings	P13	Blue-black on brown and orange underprinting	Portrait of George V at upper or lower right	Lion in front of mountain	December 15, 1921	Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati, value in pounds written in English only
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea10s1921f.jpg	http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea10s1921b.jpg	10 shillings	P14	Blue-black on green and pink underprinting
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea20s1921f.jpg	http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea20s1921b.jpg	20 shillings
1 pound	P15	Blue-black on yellow and orange underprinting
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea100s1921f.jpg	http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea100s1921b.jpg	100 shillings
5 pounds	P16	Blue-black on lilac underprinting
		200 shillings
10 pounds	P17	Blue-black on gray-blue underprinting
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea1000s1921f.jpg	http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea1000s1921f.jpg	1000 shillings
50 pounds	P18	Blue-black on light brown underprinting
		10,000 shillings
500 pounds	P19	Blue-black on blue underprinting

1933 issue

1933 issue	Image	Value	Catalog number	Colour	Description	Date of printing	Remarks	Front
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111742/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP20-5Shillings-1933-donatedowl_f.jpg	https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121623/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP20-5Shillings-1933-donatedowl_b.jpg	5 shillings	P20	Blue-black on brown and orange underprinting, back orange-brown	Portrait of George V at upper or lower right	Lion in front of mountain	January 1, 1933	Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati, value in pounds written in English only
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea10s1933f.jpg	http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea10s1933b.jpg	10 shillings	P21	Blue-black on green and pink underprinting, back green
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea20s1933f.jpg	http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea20s1933f.jpg	20 shillings
1 pound	P22	Blue-black on yellow and orange underprinting, back brown
		100 shillings
5 pounds	P23	Blue-black on lilac underprinting, back red-brown
		200 shillings
10 pounds	P24	Blue-black on gray-blue underprinting
		1000 shillings
50 pounds	P25	Blue-black on light brown underprinting
		10,000 shillings
500 pounds	P26	Blue-black on blue underprinting

1938–52 issue

1938-52 issue	Image	Value	Catalog number	Colour	Description	Date of printing	Remarks	Front
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea1s1943f.jpg	http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea1s1943b.jpg	1 shilling	P27	Blue-black on purple underprinting, back purple	Portrait of George VI at upper or lower left	Lion in front of mountain	January 1, 1943	Value written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea5s1938f.jpg	http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea5s1938b.jpg	5 shillings	P28	Blue-black on brown underprinting	1938-1952
		P28A	January 8, 1942	Like P28 but with India style serial number. Without imprint.
Value written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea10s1952f.jpg	http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea10s1952b.jpg	10 shillings	P29	Dark blue on green and pink underprinting	1938-1952	Value written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111730/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP29a-10Shillings-1939-donatedms_f.jpg	https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111937/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP29a-10Shillings-1939-donatedms_b.jpg	P29A	January 8, 1942	Like P29 but with India style serial number, and without imprint.
Value written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea20s1939f.jpg	http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea20s1939b.jpg	20 shillings
1 pound	P30	Blue-black on yellow and orange underprinting	1938-1952	Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati. Value in pounds written in English only.
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111553/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP30a-20ShillingsOr1Pound-1939-donatedms_f.jpg	https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120922/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP30a-20ShillingsOr1Pound-1939-donatedms_b.jpg	P30A	January 8, 1942	Like P30 but with India style serial number, and without imprint.
Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati. Value in pounds written in English only.
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea100s1938f.jpg	http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea100s1938b.jpg	100 shillings
5 pounds	P31	Blue-black on green and lilac underprinting	1938-1951	Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati. Value in pounds written in English only.
		10,000 shillings
500 pounds	P32	Blue-black on blue underprinting	January 1, 1947-January 8, 1951

1953 issue

1953 issue	Image	Value	Catalog number	Colour	Description	Remarks	Front
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122002/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP33-5Shillings-1955-donateddeenz_f.jpg	https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122025/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP33-5Shillings-1955-donateddeenz_b.jpg	5 shillings	P33	Blue-black on light brown underprinting	Portrait of Elizabeth II on upper or lower right	March 31, 1953 – October 1, 1957	Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati. Value in pounds written in English only.
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111748/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP34-10Shillings-1955-donatedowl_f.jpg	https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111725/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP34-10Shillings-1955-donatedowl_b.jpg	10 shillings	P34	Blue-black on green and pink underprinting
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120756/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP35-20ShillingsEquals1Pound-1955-donatedowl_f.jpg	https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111719/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP35-20ShillingsEquals1Pound-1955-donatedowl_b.jpg	20 shillings
1 pound	P35	Blue-black on yellow and orange underprinting	March 31, 1953 – February 1, 1956
		100 shillings
5 pounds	P36	Blue-black on green and lilac underprinting

1958–60 issue

1958-60 issue	Image	Value	Catalog number	Colour	Description	Remarks	Front
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120445/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP37-5Shillings-(1958-60)-donatedTDS_f.jpg	https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122211/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP37-5Shillings-(1958-60)-donatedTDS_b.jpg	5 shillings	P37	Brown on multicolor underprinting	Portrait of Elizabeth II on upper or lower right	1958-60	Value written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati.
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122250/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP38-10Shillings-(1958-60)-donatedTDS_f.jpg	https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120813/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP38-10Shillings-(1958-60)-donatedTDS_b.jpg	10 shillings	P38	Green on multicolor underprinting
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120842/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP39-20Shillings-(1958-60)_f.jpg	https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122036/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP39-20Shillings-(1958-60)_b.jpg	20 shillings	P39	Blue on multicolor underprinting
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121412/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP40-100Shillings-(1958-60)-donatedTDS_f.jpg	https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111511/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP40-100Shillings-(1958-60)-donatedTDS_b.jpg	100 shillings	P40	Red on multicolor underprinting

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

east-africa banknotes-of-africa

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Banknotes of the East African shilling — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report