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Encyclopedia > German East African rupie

The Rupie was the currency of German East Africa between 1890 and 1916, continuing to circulate in Tanganyika until 1920. German East Africa (German: Deutsch-Ostafrika) was Germanys colony in East Africa, including what is now Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanganyika, the mainland part of present Tanzania. ... Flag of Tanganyika Tanganyika was an East African republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, named after Lake Tanganyika, which formed its western border. ...

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History

The Rupie was initially equivalent to the Indian rupee. Until 1904, it was subdivided into 64 Pesa (equivalent to the Indian pice or paisa). The currency was decimalized on 28 February 1904, with 1 Rupie = 100 Heller. At the same time, a fixed exchange rate of 15 Rupien = 20 German Mark was established. “INR” redirects here. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... The heller, or haller was a German coin valued at half a pfennig named after city of Hall (today Schwäbisch Hall). ... German 20 Mark banknote from 1914 (www. ...


In 1915 and 1916, a large series of emergency issues of paper money were issued. 1916 also saw a final issue of coins including gold 15 Rupien coins which contained an equivalent amount of gold to 15 German Mark. Later in 1916, German East Africa was occupied by British and Belgian forces. In Tanganyika, the Rupie circulated alongside the East African rupee (to which it was equal) until 1920, when both were replaced by the East African florin at par. In Burundi and Rwanda, the Belgian Congolese franc replaced the Rupie in 1916. Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Flag of Tanganyika Tanganyika was an East African republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, named after Lake Tanganyika, which formed its western border. ... The rupee was the currency of Britains East African colonies and protectorates between 1906 and 1920. ... The florin was the unit of currency in the British colonies and protectorates of East Africa between 1920 and 1921. ... ISO 4217 Code CDF User(s) Democratic Republic of Congo Inflation 9% Source The World Factbook, 2004 est. ...


Coins

In 1890, copper 1 Pesa and silver 1 Rupie coins were introduced, followed the next year by silver ¼ and ½ Rupie and in 1893 by silver 2 Rupien coins. The silver coins were minted to the same standard as the Indian rupee.


As a consequence of decimalization, bronze ½ and 1 Heller were introduced in 1904, followed by bronze 5 Heller and holed, cupro-nickel 10 Heller in 1908. In 1913, holed, cupro-nickel 5 Heller were introduced. In 1916, crude, brass 5 and 20 Heller coins were issued, together with the gold 15 Rupien mentioned above.


Banknotes

In 1905, the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank introduced notes for 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 Rupien. Between 1915 and 1917, emergency notes were issued in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 200 Rupien.

Banknote Obverse Reverse
5 Rupien (1905) [1] [2]
10 Rupien (1905) [3] [4]
50 Rupien (1905) [5] [6]
100 Rupien (1905) [7] [8]
1 Rupie (1915) [9] [10]
5 Rupie (1916) [11] [12]
10 Rupie (1917) [13] [14]
20 Rupie (1917) [15] [16]
50 Rupie (1915) [17] [18]

References

The Standard Catalog of World Coins is a series of numismatic catalogues that is commonly known as the Krause catalogues in the numismatic trade. ... The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money is a very well-known catalogue of banknotes that is published by Krause Publications in three volumes. ...

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Preceded by:
Indian rupee
Ratio: at par		 Currency of German East Africa
(Tanganyika, Burundi, Rwanda)
1890 – 1916 in Burundi and Rwanda, 1920 in Tanganyika
Note: German East Africa was occupied by British and Belgian forces in 1916		 Succeeded by:
East African florin
Location: Tanganyika
Reason: given to United Kingdom by Treaty of Versailles
Ratio: at par
Succeeded by:
Belgian Congolese franc
Location: Burundi, Rwanda
Reason: given to Belgium by Treaty of Versailles
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Currencies named rupee or similar
Circulating Indian rupee (रुपया) · Indonesian rupiah · Maldivian rufiyaa (ދިވެހި ރުފިޔ) · Mauritian rupee (roupie) · Nepalese rupee (रूपैयाँ) · Pakistani rupee (روپي) · Seychellois rupee (roupi, roupie) · Sri Lankan rupee (ரூபாய)
Obsolete Afghan rupee · Bhutanese rupee · Burmese rupee · Danish Indian rupee · (British) East African rupee · French Indian rupee (roupie) · German East African rupie · Gulf rupee · Hyderabad rupee · Italian Somaliland rupia · Javan rupee · Netherlands Indian roepiah · Portuguese Indian rupia · Riau rupiah · Travancore rupee · West New Guinean rupiah · Zanzibari rupee
Fictional Hylian rupee
See also History of the rupee

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