Government of East Africa Protectorate

First Issue 1905
Printer Thomas De La Rue

5 Rupees Uniface Note
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Other Denominations in this series
10 Rupees
20 Rupees
50 Rupees
100 Rupees
500 Rupees
 

2nd Issue 1912 - 1918 printed in Brown.
Printer Thomas De La Rue
 

5 Rupees  Uniface Note.
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10 Rupees.  Uniface
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Other Denominations in this series
20 Rupees
50 Rupees
100 Rupees
500 Rupees
 

East African Currency Board
Mombasa
King George V Portrait Notes

Rupee System April 1920
Printer Thomas De La Rue

1 Rupee.  
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Pound/Florin System May 1920
Printer Bradbury Wilkinson
except 1 Florin Thomas De La Rue

1 Florin.  
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5 Florin  
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Other Denominations
10 Florins
20 Florins
50 Florins
100 Florins
500 Florins

Pound/Shilling System 1921
Mombasa
Printer Thomas De La Rue

5 Shillings

10 Shillings

20 Shillings

100 Shillings

1000 Shillings

Other Denominations
200 Shillings
10,000 Shillings
 

Pound/Shilling System 1933
Nairobi
Printer Thomas De La Rue

5 Shillings

10 Shillings

20 Shillings

Other Denominations
100 Shillings
200 Shillings
1000 Shillings
10,000 Shillings
 

Pound/Shilling Series 1938 - 1952
Nairobi
King George VI Portrait Notes
Printer Thomas De La Rue

1 Rupee - Emergency Issue

5 Shillings

5 Shillings.  Note different fonts on date and Serial Numbers.

10 Shillings

20 Shillings

20 Shillings with Indian style Serial Numbers.

100 Shillings

Other Denominations
10,000 Shillings
 

Pound/Shilling Series 1953-1957
Nairobi
Queen Elizabeth II Portrait Notes

5 Shillings

10 Shillings

20 Shillings

100 Shillings

No Other Denominations
 

Shilling Series 1958 - 1963
No Office of Issue
Queen Elizabeth II Portrait Notes
Printer Thomas De La Rue

5 Shilling 1958-60 Note to be Illustrated

5 Shillings

10 Shillings

10 Shilling 1961-1963 note to be Illustrated

20 Shillings 1958 - 1960

20 Shilling 1961 - 1963 7 Signatures

100 Shillings 1958 - 1960

100 Shillings 1961 - 1963  7 Signatures and Red Colour changed.

 

Shillings System 1964
Without Portrait
Printer Thomas De La Rue

5 Shillings to be Illustrated

10 Shillings

20 Shillings

100 Shillings

For Later notes see Kenya;  Uganda;  Tanzania.
 
 

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