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GERMAN EAST AFRICA banknotes - German East African paper money catalog and history

A brief monetary history:
- German East African Rupee = (Indian Rupee) = 16 Annas = 64 Pesa, till 1906
- German East African Rupee = 100 Cents, 1906-1918

For later issues see:
- Tanganyika, British Mandate 1920-1963 (part East Africa)
  - Tanzania, from 1963
- Belgium Congo, 1920-1960
  - Rwanda-Burundi, 1960-1962
  - Rwanda, from 1962
  - Burundi, from 1962

Pick #	Date
		German Colony 1884-1920 (later British Colony Tanganyika and Belgium Colony Rwanda-Burundi [part of Belgium Congo])
1-5	1905	5, 10, 50, 100, 500 rupien
6-	1915-16	1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 200 rupien (war issues)
22-	1917	1, 5, 10, 50 rupien (war issues "bush notes")

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