Africa. Mombasa, British East Africa Company. Silver 1 rupee by Heaton, Birmingham, 1868, very fine, together with German East Africa, Wilhelm II. Tabora Emergency Coinage, 20 heller, type B. ‘Gunmetal’, 1916, fine, and Italian Somalia, Vittorio Emanuele III. Silver quarter rupia, 1913, very fine but stain on obverse, and other coins (10) including a Maria Theresa silver thaler, very fine/extremely fine but some corrosion and a France, Second republic silver 5 francs, 1875, very fine but obverse discoloured. Second coin said to be made from scrap metal including English cartridge cases and a brass gun from the scuttled German cruiser, SMS Konigsberg. (13)
Africa. Mombasa, British East Africa Company. Silver 1 rupee by Heaton, Birmingham, 1868, very fine, together with German East Africa, Wilhelm II. Tabora Emergency Coinage, 20 heller, type B. ‘Gunmetal’, 1916, fine, and Italian Somalia, Vittorio Emanuele III. Silver quarter rupia, 1913, very fine but stain on obverse, and other coins (10) including a Maria Theresa silver thaler, very fine/extremely fine but some corrosion and a France, Second republic silver 5 francs, 1875, very fine but obverse discoloured. Second coin said to be made from scrap metal including English cartridge cases and a brass gun from the scuttled German cruiser, SMS Konigsberg. (13)
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