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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 26520414, member: 135271&quot;]1897 British East Africa Protectorate copper Pice. They aren&#039;t terribly scarce in general, but very nice specimens don&#039;t appear very often. I was pleased to have been able to acquire this mint-state specimen - which also happens to be a first-year issue and a rather scarce date.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love collecting coins from the age of exploration and colonialization - especially those of Africa. This one is a jewel.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>[ATTACH=full]1690415[/ATTACH] </i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>BRITISH EAST AFRICA PROTECTORATE, 1895-1920</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>CU Pice (26mm, 6.48g, 12h)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Dated 1897. Bombay mint, India</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Obverse: VICTORIA·DEI·GRA·BRITT·REGINA·FID·DEF·IND·IMP·, crowned bust of Queen Victoria left</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Reverse: EAST · AFRICA · PROTECTORATE around ornate design containing ONE 1 PICE, · 1897 · below</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>References: Numista 7273</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Mintage: 640,000</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Scarcer date. In NGC encapsulation, graded MS 61 BN. Only four graded higher at both NGC and PCGS.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Berlin Conference of 1885 and the signing of the General Act officially established British control over the region of east Africa containing what is now Kenya and Uganda. In 1888, administrative control of this territory was granted to the newly formed Imperial British East Africa Company. However, the company was not a success, and in 1895 the territory was declared a British government protectorate, to be administered by the Foreign Office. This state of affairs lasted until 1920, at which point the British East Africa Protectorate became a Crown colony.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin pairs nicely with my IBEAC silver rupee:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>[ATTACH=full]1690416[/ATTACH] </i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>IMPERIAL BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>AR Rupee (30.3mm, 11.65g, 6h)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Dated 1888. Heaton &amp; Sons mint, Birmingham, UK</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Obverse: Crowned sun above ribbon reading LIGHT AND LIBERTY; ONE RUPEE above, MOMBASA below</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Reverse: IMPERIAL BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY above pair of scales; in between scales, Arabic inscription عدل [Justice]; below, H over · 1888 ·</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>References: Numista 17050</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Mintage: 94,000</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Rich cabinet toning. The Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEAC) was founded in 1888 with the goal of developing British trade and influence in the territory of East Africa. With oversight of nearly a quarter million square miles, the IBEAC was also responsible for administration and given quasi-governmental powers. In 1890, the IBEAC began work on a 600-mile road in preparation for a railway that was to connect the port of Mombasa with the distant border of Uganda. However, conflict with rival interests led to a civil war which halted the project, and ultimately led to the company&#039;s bankruptcy and dissolution in 1896.</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I hope you enjoy! Feel free to comment and/or post your own coins of colonial Africa or whatever else is relevant!</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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