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The rupee ( ) was the currency of
History of Zanzibar
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The rupee ( ) was the currency of Zanzibar
Zanzibar is a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa. It is located in the Indian Ocean, and consists of many small Island, islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island. ...
from 1908 to 31 December 1935. It was subdivided into 100 cents ( ).
History
The rupee replaced theZanzibari ryal
Zanzibar is a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa. It is located in the Indian Ocean, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island. The cap ...
at a rate of rupees = 1 ryal and was equivalent to the Indian rupee
The Indian rupee (symbol: ₹; code: INR) is the official currency of India. The rupee is subdivided into 100 '' paise'' (Hindi plural; singular: ''paisa''). The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve ...
, which was also in circulation. The Zanzibari rupee remained equal to the Indian rupee and was replaced on January 1, 1936, by the East African shilling
The East African shilling was the Pound sterling, sterling unit of account in British Empire, 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 com ...
at the rate of East African shillings = 1 Zanzibari rupee.
Coins
Bronze coins were introduced in 1908 in denominations of 1 and 10 cents, together with nickel 20 cents. No further issues of coins were made.Banknotes
In 1908, banknotes were introduced by the government of Zanzibar in denominations of 5, 10, 20, and 100 rupees. 50- and 500-rupee notes were added in 1916, and 1-rupee notes were issued in 1920. All Zanzibari notes were withdrawn in 1936. All of these notes are very rare and valuable.References
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History of Zanzibar
(archived 14 December 2005) Currencies of Africa Currencies of the British Empire Modern obsolete currencies Economy of Tanzania History of Zanzibar 1908 establishments in Zanzibar 1935 disestablishments Sultanate of Zanzibar Rupee {{Zanzibar-stub