German East African rupie
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The German East African rupie was the official colonial currency used in German East Africa during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, modeled on the Indian rupee and subdivided into smaller units.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical currency ⓘ |
| banknoteDenomination |
10 rupien
ⓘ
100 rupien ⓘ 5 rupien ⓘ 50 rupien ⓘ |
| coinDenomination |
1 pesa
ⓘ
1 rupie ⓘ 1/2 rupie ⓘ 10 pesa ⓘ 2 rupien ⓘ 20 pesa ⓘ 5 pesa ⓘ 5 rupien ⓘ |
| countryOrRegionOfUse | German East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | Rupie ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| endTime | 1916 ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| introducedBy | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuingBank | Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
Arabic
ⓘ
German ⓘ Swahili ⓘ |
| metalUsedInCoins |
copper
ⓘ
gold ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| modeledOn | Indian rupee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | German colonial administration in East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | rupee ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Belgian Congo franc in some former areas
ⓘ
British East African rupee in some occupied areas ⓘ East African shilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Indian rupee in German East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptOnCurrency | Latin script ⓘ |
| startTime | 1890s ⓘ |
| subdivision |
cent
ⓘ
heller ⓘ pesa ⓘ |
| subdivisionRatio |
1 rupie = 100 cents
ⓘ
1 rupie = 100 heller ⓘ 1 rupie = 64 pesa ⓘ |
| usedInTerritory |
parts of present-day Mozambique
ⓘ
present-day Burundi ⓘ present-day Rwanda ⓘ present-day Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntilEvent |
Allied occupation of German East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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