East African shilling

East African shilling
  • Shilingi ya Afrika Mashariki (Swahili)
  • Scellino dell'Africa orientale (Italian)
  • Shilinka Bariga Afrika (Somali)
  • شلنق شرق أفريقي (Arabic)
Unit
SymbolSh or /-[1]‎
Denominations
Superunit
 20pound (£)
Subunit
 1⁄100cent
Banknotes5/-, 10/-, 20/-, 100/-, 200/-, 1000/-, 10,000/-
Coins1 ct, 5 cts, 10 cts, 50 cts, 1/-
Demographics
User(s)
  • Kenya Colony (1921–1969)
  • Tanganyika (1921–1964)
  • Uganda (1962–1963) (1921–1966)
  • Zanzibar (1936–1964)
  • British Somaliland (1941–1962)
  • Eritrea (1941–1952)
  • Ethiopia ('41–'45)
  • Italian Somaliland (1941–1950)
  • Aden Protectorate (1951–1963)
  • Colony of Aden (1951–1963)
  • Federation of Arab Emirates of the South (1959–1963)
  • Federation of South Arabia (1963–1965)
  • Protectorate of South Arabia (1963–1965)
  • Tanzania (1964–1969)
Issuance
Central bankEast African Currency Board
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The East African shilling was the sterling unit of account in British-controlled areas of East Africa from 1921 until 1969.[2] It was issued by the East African Currency Board. It is also the proposed name for a common currency that the East African Community plans to introduce.

The shilling was divided into 100 cents, and twenty shillings were 1 pound.

  1. ^ ""Section 19 — Currency, Banking, Weights & Measures"". Kenya Colony and Protectorate Blue Book 1936. 31 December 1936. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Global Financial Data currency histories table". Retrieved 27 April 2007.
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