East Africa German (Tanganyika) Pesa 1890 to 1892
Three states lined the eastern coast of Africa and were under control of three European countries until gaining independence. Kenya was British East Africa, Tanganyika was German East Africa, and Mozambique was Portuguese East Africa.
When Farzni's coin was struck, Tanganyika was German East Africa (Deutsch Ostafrikanische).
These coins are valuable, especially when in very good collectible condition. Here is a listing of approximate catalog values:
worn: $1 US dollar approximate catalog values
average circulated: $8
well preserved: $20
fully uncirculated: $100
Coins dated 1892 are less common in higher grades and catalog at $15 average circulated
Use our Important Terminology page to convert these inflated catalog values to actual buy and sell values.
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Coin: 8630, Genre: Colonizers and Colonies, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201108, Last review: 201707
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic brown Letters: Latin Flowing style
Years: sort: 1890, filter: 1890 to 1892
Image: tanganyika_german_east_africa_pesa_1892.jpg
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