| Issuer | Mombasa |
|---|---|
| Year | 1888-1889 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Pice = 1/4 Anna = 1⁄64 Rupee |
| Currency | Rupee (1888-1895) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 6.15 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.80 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#1, KM#1.1, KM#1.2, KM#1.3, KM#1.4, KM#1.5, Val CCMS#1 |
| Obverse description | Pair of scales above Arabic inscription. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMPERIAL BRITISH EAST AFRICA Co عدل 1888 (Translation: Justice.) |
| Reverse description | Arabic inscription in centre with mintmark below, within dotted circle, flanked by sprays. |
| Reverse script | Arabic, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | MOMBASA 1306 ممباسة ١٣۰۶ سنة (Translation: Mombasa. Year 1306.) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | CM Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date) H Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
| Mintage | 1306 (1888) CM - KM#1.1 (obv. small letters; rev. small letters) - 630 000 1306 (1888) CM - KM#1.1 (obv. small letters; rev. small letters) Proof - 1306 (1888) CM - KM#1.2 (obv. small letters; rev. medium letters) - 1306 (1888) CM - KM#1.2 (obv. small letters; rev. medium letters) Proof - 1306 (1888) CM - KM#1.5 (obv. medium letters; rev. medium letters) - 1306 (1888) H - KM#1.3 Heaton Mint (obv. medium letters; rev. medium letters) - 1306 (1888) H - KM#1.3 Heaton Mint (obv. medium letters; rev. medium letters) Proof - 1306 (1888) H - KM#1.4 Heaton Mint (Large letters without serifs, dots between words) - 1306 (1888) H - KM#1.4 Heaton Mint (Large letters without serifs, dots between words) Proof - 1306 (1889) H - KM#1.3 Heaton Mint (obv. medium letters; rev. medium letters) - 2 352 000 1306 (1889) H - KM#1.4 Heaton Mint (Large letters without serifs, dots between words) - |
| Numisquare ID | 6710692420 |
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