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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!

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!

Claus Engelhardt

Mark Lazarus

ABOUT US

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ARTICLES & MORE

ENGLISH

A Monetary History of German East Africa

by John E. Sandrock

500 Rupien Type 1912

 by Yann-Noël Hénon

GERMAN

Die Banknotes Der Deutsch-Ostafrikanischen Bank von 1905 bis 1914

by Dr. Claus-Peter Meyer

Das Kolonialgeld Deutsch - Ostafrika

by Frank Scholz

Die 20 - Rupien oder Meinertzhagen-Falschung aus Deutsch-Ostafrika

by Claus Engelhardt

Briefkopfnoten

by Albert Pick

Buschnoten

by Albert Pick

200 Rupien aus Deutsch-Ostafrika von 1915

by Hans-Ludwig Grabowski

IBNS JOURNALS

City Honors Hero of  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 - Part I

 by Bernard Schaff (IBNS Journal 13-4)

The Paper Money of German East Africa - Part II

 by Bernard Schaff (IBNS Journal 14-1)

The 20 Rupees or Meinertzhagen Counterfeit from German East Africa

by Claus Engelhardt (IBNS Journal 60-3)

WEBSITES

The International Banknote Society (IBNS)

A site for all banknote collecting related information and activity

KolonialGeld.de

A website in German about money from all German colonies

Geldschien-online.com

A site in German foo all things papermoney related

Moneypedia.de

A site related to money in German 

.... and MORE

Banknote Related

Historical Reference

The International Banknote Society (IBNS)

A site for all banknote collecting related information and activity

The International Banknote Society (IBNS)

A site for all banknote collecting related information and activity

The International Banknote Society (IBNS)

A site for all banknote collecting related information and activity

The International Banknote Society (IBNS)

A site for all banknote collecting related information and activity

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CONTACT

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Banknotes of 

GERMAN EAST AFRICA

This is to get a broad chronological understanding of German East Africa, it's position in relation to the wider political situation in Africa, how it was impacted by World War I and where and how it's banknote history fits in with this backdrop. Some interesting information has been linked for further browsing but the banknote related information will be looked into in more detail throughout the website.

This is to get a broad chronological understanding of German East Africa, it's position in relation to the wider political situation in Africa, how it was impacted by World War I and where and how it's banknote history fits in with this backdrop. Some interesting information has been linked for further browsing but the banknote related information will be looked into in more detail throughout the website.This is to get a broad chronological understanding of German East Africa, it's position in relation to the wider political situation in Africa, how it was impacted by World War I and where and how it's banknote history fits in with this backdrop. Some interesting information has been linked for further browsing but the banknote related information will be looked into in more detail throughout the website.This is to get a broad chronological understanding of German East Africa, it's position in relation to the wider political situation in Africa, how it was impacted by World War I and where and how it's banknote history fits in with this backdrop. Some interesting information has been linked 

Peacetime Issues

Bush Notes

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ENGLISH

GERMAN

IBNS JOURNALS

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1884 - The German East Africa Company

1885 - Imperial Charter

1891 - German East Africa

1905 - Deutsch Ostafrikanische Bank

1912 - Part II?

1914 - World War I

1915 - Interims Issues

1916 - Interims Issues

1917 - Bush Notes

1918 - Peace!

TIMELINE

This is to get a broad chronological understanding of German East Africa, it's position in relation to the wider political situation in Africa, how it was impacted by World War I and where and how it's banknote history fits in with this backdrop. Some interesting information has been linked for further browsing but the banknote related information will be looked into in more detail throughout the website.

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