Archive for the ‘GERMAN EAST AFRICA’ Category

PESA  (KM# 1)

Alloy: Copper
Ruler: Wihelm II
Obv: Inscription within center circle, wreath surrounds
Rev: Crowned imperial eagle within circle

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1892 27,541,000 1.50 5.00 15.00 75.00 -

  German East Africa (Tanganyika), located on the coast of east-central Africa between British East Africa (now Kenya) and Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique), had an area of 362,284 sq. mi. (938,216 sq. km.). Chief products prior to German control were ivory and slaves; after German control, sisal, coffee, and rubber. Read the rest of this entry »