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German East Africa banknotes
German East Africa paper money catalog and German East African currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • German East African Rupee = (Indian Rupee) = 16 Annas = 64 Pesa, till 1906
  • German East African Rupee = 100 Cents, 1906-1918

• For later issues see:
  • Tanganyika, British Mandate 1920-1963 (part East Africa)
    • Tanzania, from 1963
  • Belgium Congo, 1920-1960
    • Rwanda-Burundi, 1960-1962
    • Rwanda, from 1962
    • Burundi, from 1962

• To purchase German East African banknotes, please check our inventory :
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Pick #	Date
		German Colony 1884-1920 (later British Colony Tanganyika and Belgium Colony Rwanda-Burundi [part of Belgium Congo])
1-5	1905	5, 10, 50, 100, 500 Rupien
6-	1915-16	1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 200 Rupien (war issues)
22-	1917	1, 5, 10, 50 Rupien (war issues "bush notes")