Banknotes of GERMAN
EAST AFRICA
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Hi, my name is Mark Lazarus, a commercial pilot by profession and a keen collector of German East Africa banknotes!
Over my many years of collecting, I have found various reference materials for German East Africa banknotes, however it has been difficult to decipher the permutations and combinations of all the varieties one comes across. This particularly as the information is fractured as well as available, understandably, only in German. As a result I decided to developed this website as a focal point for all things related to German East Africa banknotes.
If you are a collector, I hope you are able to find the information you are looking for with ease. If you are not a collector yet, I hope your interest is piqued and you discover this fascinating hobby for yourself. Either way, please enjoy yourself, it is my pleasure to have you here!
Based in Mannheim, Germany, a mathematics teacher by profession, Claus has exclusively collected German East Africa banknotes for over 20 years. Not only does he have an extensive and impressive collection of German East Africa banknotes, he has also taken the time to do a lot of in-depth analysis of every aspect of this area of collecting and has published a book called "Die Friedenausgaben der Deutsch-Ostafrikanischen Bank 1905 bis 1918 (The Peacetime Issues of the German East Africa Bank 1905 to 1918)".
He is well known in German East Africa banknote collecting circles and his knowledge about the subject and its nuances is vast. He is always happy to share his knowledge with fellow collectors and I am privileged to say lending his expertise in developing this website.
Vielen Dank Claus!
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Banknotes of GERMAN EAST AFRICA
Although I collect banknotes from around the world, banknotes from German East Africa are of particular interest to me. Beautifully designed notes, printed in the conventional manner prior to WWI (the striking image of the lions as the background is in fact taken from a vignette of one such note); notes printed under constrained circumstances at the outbreak of war using a myriad of materials; as well as notes produced in the actual theater of war using whatever resources were at hand, all go to make for interesting collecting while also providing variety and width of scope to a collector.
This website is purely a reference point with the aim of providing a collector with as much detail and history about all aspects of banknotes of German East Africa. All images related to banknotes on the website are from my personal collection.
I invite you to please browse, read, watch, learn, enjoy and of course repeat!
ARTICLES, LINKS & MORE
A Monetary History of German East Africa
by John E. Sandrock
by Yann-Noël Hénon
English
IBNS Journal articles
City Honors Hero go German East Africa
by Fred Phillipson (IBNS Journal 09-1)
German East Africa Currency
by Jimmy N. Lawrence (IBNS Journal 09-4)
The Paper Money of German East Africa
by Bernard Schaff (IBNS Journal 13-4)
The 20 Rupees or Meinertzhagen Counterfeit from German East Africa
by Claus Engelhardt (IBNS Journal 60-3)
Die 20 - Rupien oder Meinertzhagen-Falschung aus Deutsch-Ostafrika
by Claus Engelhardt
Die Banknotes Der Deutsch-Ostafrikanischen Bank von 1905 bis 1914 die Friedensaugaben
by Dr Claus-Peter Meyer
Das Kolonialgeld Deutsch - Ostafrika
by Frank Scholz
German
VIDEOS
Mark Hall's fantastic historical look at... with the following highlights:
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Mark Hall's fantastic historical look at... with the following highlights:
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Video by Heritage Auctions about the special 500 Rupien note going to auction!
My fairly rudimentary presentation for the IBNS Africa chapter - "The Interims Issue Banknotes of the German East Africa"
REFERENCE BOOKS
(click on image to see details)
TIMELINE
1884
DOAG. Originally established as the Society for German Colonization (German: Gesellschaft für Deutsche Kolonisation, GfdK) was founded on 28 March 1884 in Berlin by Carl Peters. Its goal was to accumulate capital for the acquisition of German colonial territories in overseas countries.
A chartered company is an association with investors or shareholders that is incorporated and granted rights (often exclusive rights) by royal charter (or similar instrument of government) for the purpose of trade, exploration, and/or colonization.[1]
https://deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/wordpress/deutsch-ostafrikanische-gesellschaft-d-o-a-g/
wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_East_Africa_Company
1885
DOA
On 3 March 1885, the German government announced that it had granted an imperial charter, which was signed by Chancellor Otto von Bismarck on 27 February 1885.
Wiki
1904
DOAB
he Indian rupee was the dominant currency used along the East African coast during the second half of the 19th century where it had marginalized the American gold dollar and the Maria Theresa thaler. The German East Africa Company acquired rights to mint coinage in 1890 and issued rupies which were equivalent to the Indian and Zanzibar rupee.
In 1904 the German government took over currency matters and established the Ostafrikanische Bank.
1905
Peacetime issues
5, 10, 50, 100 in 1905
500 1912
20 rumoured?
Previous issues of banknotes (i.e., 1905 and 1912) were produced by the German printing company Giesecke & Devrient.
1914
WW1
Outbreak of war, affected the colonies and
Colonial German East Africa was cut off from Germany resulting from a wartime blockade. Silver coinage was hoarded for its intrinsic value in commercial transactions, and the colonial government was pressured into creating interim banknotes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_campaign_(World_War_I)
1915
Interims banknotes
The colonial government contracted with the printers of Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung, a daily newspaper in Dar es Salaam,
on 15 March 1915 they produced the first issue of provisional (Interims, because expected the war to not last very long) notes (20 rupien).
Given the wartime supply shortages, the provisional notes were also printed on commercial paper, wrapping paper,[9] and in one very rare instance, wall paper.[10] Initially variations of white, the notes also appeared in a wide variety of colors, including blue-gray, olive brown, reddish brown, golden brown, dark brown, gray brown, shades of blue, and dark green
1917
Bush notes
Explain a bit about the bush etc
1919
The Germans returned to German East Africa and crossed into Northern Rhodesia in August 1918. On 13 November, two days after the Armistice was signed in France, the German Army took Kasama, which had been evacuated by the British. The next day at the Chambezi River, Lettow-Vorbeck was handed a telegram announcing the signing of the armistice and he agreed to a cease-fire. Lettow-Vorbeck marched his force to Abercorn and formally surrendered on 25 November 1918.[57][m] The campaign cost the British c. £12 billion at 2007 prices
Subsequently
Later in 1916 German East Africa was occupied by British and Belgian forces. In Tanganyika, the Rupie circulated alongside the East African rupee (to which it was equal) until 1920, when both were replaced by the East African florin at par. In Burundi and Rwanda, the Belgian Congolese francreplaced the Rupie in 1916.