East African shilling

East African shilling
Shilingi ya Afrika Mashariki (Swahili); Scellino dell'Africa orientale (Italian); Shilinka Bariga Afrika (Somali); شلنق شرق أفريقي (Arabic);
Unit
Symbol	(none)‎
Denominations
Superunit
20	pound (£)
Subunit
1⁄100	cent
Banknotes	5/=, 10/=, 20/=, 100/=, 200/=, 1000/=, 10000/=
Coins	1c, 5c, 10c, 50c, 1/=
Demographics
User(s)	All in the 1900s: Kenya Colony ('21–'69); Tanganyika ('21–'64); Uganda (1962–1963) ('21–'66); Zanzibar ('36–'64); British Somaliland ('41–'62); Eritrea ('41–'52); Ethiopia ('41–'45); Italian Somaliland ('41–'50); Aden Protectorate ('51–'63); Colony of Aden ('51–'63); Federation of Arab Emirates of the South ('59–'63); Federation of South Arabia ('63–'65); Protectorate of South Arabia ('63–'65); Tanzania ('64–'69);
Issuance
Central bank	East African Currency Board
	This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The East African shilling was the sterling unit of account in British-controlled areas of East Africa from 1921 until 1969. It was issued by the East African Currency Board. It is also the proposed name for a common currency that the East African Community plans to introduce.

The shilling was divided into 100 cents, and twenty shillings were 1 pound.

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