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Country East Africa
Authority East African Currency Board
Currency Shilling
Denomination 5
Issue Start Date 1938
Issue End Date 1952
This Notes Issue Date 01/06/1939
Type Normal
Material Paper
Width in mm 152
Height in mm 95
Signatures W.C. Bottomley ,R.N. Kershaw , E.B.Boyd
Description Front King George VI at left in profile
Description Back Mt Kenya & Lion
Comments There are 3 specific types of 5 shilling dated 01/06/1939 only 2 are described in Pick this variety is described P26A by serial number it is a younger version of the 3 varieties, not previous as indicated in pick. This variety does not have the printers name (BWC) The Month has only "June" in Italics
Source Bill Vesty
BNI Banknote Id 74854

Catalog & Valuation Details

SourceCatalog # / ReferenceValueDate of ValueComments
12th Ed SCWPM General Issues P-0026A    
The Banknote Book B217c3    
East Africa, 5 Shilling, P26A, B217c3

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