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German East Africa, rupee in the name of Emperor Wilhelm II, 1890

Also known as: Duits Oost Afrika, rupie op naam van keizer Wilhelm II, 1890

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1890

Silver coin. Obverse: bust of Emperor Wilhelm facing left wearing a helmet topped by an eagle. Reverse: coat of arms of the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft, with date in exergue.

Denomination at the bottom. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5143; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 11.66 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
diameter 3 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 11,66 g · diameter 3 cm x weight 11.66 g
Measurements
diameter 3 cm x weight 11.66 g

Design

Obverse
bust of Emperor Wilhelm facing left wearing a helmet topped by an eagle.
Reverse
coat of arms of the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft, with date in exergue. Denomination at the bottom.

Identification

Original title
Duits Oost Afrika, rupie op naam van keizer Wilhelm II, 1890
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-5143
Museum classification
coin

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Material
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Catalogue references

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