But this all by the way. The clincher is in the top left corner. See the “7s 6d”? That’s the issue fee - seven shillings and sixpence in old money.
Except Kenya never used shillings and pence. Shillings and cents (strange hybrid, I know) was the legal currency, and that fee should read something like “Sh. 7/50” (if I remember from my distant childhood).
The currency thing nails it. 100% fake.
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This seems to shed some light on what you are saying - there was a mixture of Indian and British influence on Kenyan currency. However, what’s unclear is what the partial shillings were as of Feb. 1964 - before Kenya started printing and minting it’s own independent currency.
So from your distant childhood - might the British style currency have been operative between 1922 and say 1966?
http://www.centralbank.go.ke/Currency/CurrencyHistory.aspx
THE EAST AFRICAN SHILLING
On January 1, 1922 the shilling equivalent was introduced in all the three East African countries and by June 1923, the E.A. shilling was firmly established as official currency in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika.
CURRENCY AFTER INDEPENDENCE
In 1964 after the independence of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, there was a desire to establish a common East African Central Bank. Interim currencies were therefore introduced by the EACB to circulate within the region. For banknotes, the interim currency was commonly known as the Lake Victoria Money because of the background of Lake Victoria on the notes. The Lake Victoria designed notes were in the denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 100 shillings. There were also a number of coins minted and referred to as the “Uhuru” coins since they too had no head or monarch on them.
ADVENT OF THE KENYAN SHILLING
Kenya began printing and minting its own currency in 1966 under the mandate given to the Central Bank of Kenya in the Central Bank of Kenya Act cap 491. The initial issue of Kenya shilling notes were in the denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 shillings, all bearing the portrait of the First President of Kenya, H.E. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in the front, and diverse scenes of economic activities in Kenya at the back. Denominations have progressively changed since then. Current denominations of banknotes and coins in circulation are as follows:- Coins – 5cent, 10 cent, 50 cent, 1 shilling, 5 shilling, 10 shilling, 20 shilling and 40 shilling Notes – 50 shilling, 100 shilling, 200 shilling, 500 shilling and 1,000 shilling. More details on the History of Kenyan Currency can be found by contacting the Bank.
http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/Kenya_all.html
The only Kenyan coins at this coin collection site are pre 1922 and post 1966...hmmmm...
Do you suppose the East African protectorates used British money until they printed/minted their own?
Anyone notice the question mark is gone from the title of the linked pic?