Afternoon everyone.....

Well, well, well.....
While everyone seems to call me the “Tag Master”, this one happens to be my favorite one. While I think US coinage is the overall best, there are some outstanding world coins out there. And this one is no exception.

If you don’t recognize this flag, don’t worry I had no clue what it looked like either. But I can now tell you that it is a German East African flag

The coin I am sharing with you today is a 1910 German East Africa 1 rupee silver coin.

Coin Specs:

Country German East Africa
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1904-1914
Value 1 Rupie (1)
Currency Decimalized rupie (1904-1916)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 11.6638 g
Diameter 30.5 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
References KM# 10, Schön# 13
Obverse
Helmeted half-length figure in uniform facing left.

Lettering: GUILELMUS II IMPERATOR

Engraver: Emil Weigand

Reverse
Value within palm branches.

Lettering:
DEUTSCH OSTAFRIKA

There were only 270,000 of these puppies minted and I’ve never seen any other examples in person either.

Have a great day...

Posted via Steemleo