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.

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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 ⓘ
currencySymbol Rupie ⓘ
denominationType banknotes ⓘ
coins ⓘ
endTime 1916 ⓘ
historicalEra early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
introducedBy German Empire ⓘ
issuingBank Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank ⓘ
languageOnCurrency Arabic ⓘ
German ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ
metalUsedInCoins copper ⓘ
gold ⓘ
silver ⓘ
modeledOn Indian rupee ⓘ
monetaryAuthority German colonial administration in East Africa ⓘ
namedAfter rupee ⓘ
replacedBy Belgian Congo franc in some former areas ⓘ
British East African rupee in some occupied areas ⓘ
East African shilling ⓘ
replacedCurrency Indian rupee in German East Africa ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania
usedUntilEvent Allied occupation of German East Africa ⓘ
World War I ⓘ

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German East Africa → currency → German East African rupie ⓘ
German East African rupie → replacedCurrency → Indian rupee in German East Africa ⓘ
linked to: German East African rupie