1 Pice

Features

Issuer	Mombasa (Kenya)
Period	Imperial British East Africa Company (1887-1895)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1306 (1888-1889)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	1 Paisa (1⁄64)
Currency	Rupee (1888-1895)
Composition	Brąz
Weight	6.15 g
Diameter	25 mm
Thickness	1.80 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 8981
References	KM# 1.1-1.5, 1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Val CCMS# 1 William H. Valentine; 1911. Modern Copper Coins of the Muhammadan States: Turkey, Persia, Egypt, Afghanistan, Morocco, Tripoli, Tunis, etc.. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

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Series: IBEA coinage

Obverse

Para łusek nad arabskim napisem. Automatically translated

Scripts: arabski, łaciński

Lettering:
IMPERIAL BRITISH EAST AFRICA Co
عدل
1888

Reverse

(en) Arabic inscription in centre with mintmark below, within dotted circle, flanked by sprays.

Scripts: arabski, łaciński

Lettering:
MOMBASA 1306
ممباسة
١٣۰۶
سنة

Edge

Zwykły Automatically translated

Mints

CM	Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date)
H	Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)

Comments

(en)

The Persian Scales were taken from the Zanzibar pice.

Varieties in planchet thickness exist.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1306 (1888) CM	630 000	$ 0.10	$ 6.00	$ 9.60	$ 9.60	$ 11		KM# 1.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) Obverse small letters; rev. small letters)	64%
1306 (1888) CM								KM# 1.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) Obverse small letters; rev. small letters) Proof	0.8%
1306 (1888) CM					$ 7.80	$ 12		KM# 1.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) Obverse small letters; rev. medium letters)	9%
1306 (1888) CM								KM# 1.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) Obverse small letters; rev. medium letters) Proof	1.0%
1306 (1888) CM					$ 7.80	$ 7.80	$ 17	KM# 1.5 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) Obverse medium letters; rev. medium letters)	11%
1306 (1888) H					$ 6.40	$ 10		KM# 1.3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) Obverse medium letters; rev. medium letters)	14%
1306 (1888) H								KM# 1.3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) Obverse medium letters; rev. medium letters) Proof	1.4%
1306 (1888) H					$ 11			KM# 1.4 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) Large letters without serifs, dots between words)	3%
1306 (1888) H								KM# 1.4 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) Large letters without serifs, dots between words) Proof	0.4%
1306 (1889) H	2 352 000							KM# 1.3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) Obverse medium letters; rev. medium letters)	7%
1306 (1889) H								KM# 1.4 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	(en) Large letters without serifs, dots between words)	1.5%

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 177 Lot 2028	6 Dec 2025	Undetermined	XF	USD 29.96 (EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 169 Lot 2105	20 Sep 2025	Undetermined	XF	USD 29.96 (EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 161 Lot 1895	18 Jun 2025	Undetermined	XF	USD 32.26 (EUR 28.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 112 Lot 2096	10 Feb 2024	Undetermined	XF	USD 8.07 (EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 98 Lot 1903	14 Oct 2023	Undetermined	XF	USD 5.76 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 98 Lot 1902	14 Oct 2023	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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