Category: East Africa

Collection Focus: The Ghost King (1936 East Africa 5 Cents – KN)

To round off this session, I am posting one of the most historically significant pieces in my collection. It represents the “Year of Three Kings,” the Abdication Crisis,…

Collection Focus: The Lion and the Mountain (1942 East Africa 50 Cents)

Following the bronze 5-cent piece, I am adding a higher denomination from the same region: the 50 Cents (or Half Shilling) of British East Africa. While the previous coin featured…

Collection Focus: The Tusks of Empire (1937 East Africa 5 Cents)

Continuing the tour of the Heaton Mint’s global output, my collection lands in British East Africa (a currency union that covered modern-day Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika). This coin is a…