Back روبيه شرق افريقيه ARZ Britische Ostafrikanische Rupie German Rupia de África del Este Spanish Itä-Afrikan rupia Finnish Roupie est-africaine French Шығыс Африка рупиясы KK مشرقی افریقی روپیہ PNB Восточноафриканская рупия Russian Rupee muri Afurika y'Iburasirazuba RW Східноафриканська рупія Ukrainian
The rupee was the currency of Britain's East African colonies and protectorates between 1906 and 1920. It was divided into 100 cents.
The rupee replaced the Indian rupee, which had previously circulated. In 1920, the rupee was revalued against sterling to a peg of 1 rupee = 2 shillings (1 florin). In East Africa, this was followed in the same year by the replacement of the rupee with the East African florin at par and then in 1921 by the East African shilling at 2 shillings per florin or rupee.
The currency is noteworthy for including the world's first aluminium coin, the 1907 1 cent coin.