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Actions	banknote, German East Africa Remove from selection Add to selection $Archived Images\P_numbers\P3001-P3500\P3473.01.JPG; P3473; ;$ $Archived Images\P_numbers\P3001-P3500\P3473.02.JPG; P3473; banknote, German East Africa; banknote$ Object numberP3473 Titlebanknote, German East Africa DescriptionInterim banknote from German East Africa, 1 rupee. These notes were issued by von Lettow Vorbeck well after the fall of Tabora and Dar-es-Salaam (August 1916) to the British under General Smuts. The very basic design of the note and the choice of paper reflect the primitive bush conditions under which they were created, as Vorbeck was being pursued on the southern boundary of German East Africa by the British. Dated 1st July, 1917. Production date 1917-07-01 - 1917-07-01 Production periodWorld War I Object namebanknote Materialpaper Dimensions height: 6.5 cm width: 10.3 cm

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Object numberP3473

Titlebanknote, German East Africa

DescriptionInterim banknote from German East Africa, 1 rupee. These notes were issued by von Lettow Vorbeck well after the fall of Tabora and Dar-es-Salaam (August 1916) to the British under General Smuts. The very basic design of the note and the choice of paper reflect the primitive bush conditions under which they were created, as Vorbeck was being pursued on the southern boundary of German East Africa by the British. Dated 1st July, 1917.

Production date 1917-07-01 - 1917-07-01

Production periodWorld War I

Object namebanknote

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