The florin was the unit of currency in the British colonies and protectorates of East Africa between 1920 and 1921. It was divided into 100 cents. It replaced the rupee at par and was replaced by the shilling at a rate of 2 shillings = 1 florin. Florin may be any of these modern coins: Netherlands Antilles florin. ... East Africa is a region generally considered to include: Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Tanzania Uganda Burundi, Rwanda, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, and Sudan are sometimes considered a part of East Africa. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The rupee was the currency of Britains East African colonies and protectorates between 1906 and 1920. ... The East African Shilling is the proposed name for the common currency the East African Community plans to introduce by 2009. ...
Because of its short period in existence, few of the coins minted were actually issued and are consequently scarce today.
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