The rupee was the currency of Britain's East African colonies and protectorates between 1906 and 1920. It was divided into 100 cents. The Rupee (₨ or Rs. ... 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. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ...
The rupee replaced the Indian rupee, which had previously circulated, with the value of the East African currency equal to that of India. In 1920, the rupee was revalued against sterling to a peg of 1 rupee = 2 shillings (1 florin). In East Africa, this was followed in the same year by the replacement of the rupee with the East African florin at par. The one Rupee banknote. ... 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. ... The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom (UK). ... Florin may be any of these modern coins: Netherlands Antilles florin. ... The florin was the unit of currency in the British colonies and protectorates of East Africa between 1920 and 1921. ...
The currency is noteworthy for including the world's first aluminium coin, the 1906 1 cent. General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 3, p Appearance silvery Atomic mass 26. ...
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