there is a question about the 7S 6d at the top which indicates 7 shillings 6 pence (1/2 shilling) but Kenya used
shillings and cents 100 so it should be 7 s 50c...we need to see an original as of now it looks bad.
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You may want to check out the discussion on the ‘fake’ thread about the Kenyan currency. I posted a couple responses. My question is, did Kenya use pences (vs. pennies) between 1922, when the Kenyan Shilling was firmly established as the currency of the 3 East African British Protectorates and 1966, when Kenya started minting and printing money?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2306755/posts?page=1001#1001
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2306755/posts?page=1019#1019
First of all, in Brit-speak, “pence” is the plural of “penny”. “Pences” is not a word. For unknown reasons, they abbreviated pence using the letter “d”.
Kenya issued a set of stamps commemorating independence, and a year later, a set commemorating the official transition to a republic. Both of those sets of stamps were denominated in shillings and cents, not shillings and pence.
Prior to independence, Kenya issued no stamps, but used stamps marked “Kenya Uganda Tanzania”, which could be used in all of those areas. These were issued by an agency of the British colonial government, and were still issued after Kenya became independent. Presumably, one could use either type. These stamps were denominated in shillings and cents.
It’s quite possible that British (shillings/pence) currency was used interchangably with the local (shillings/cents) currency.
It’s also possible that there was some confusion in the printing of these forms (they may well have been printed in Mother England).
If other similar forms ever do show up that are known to be genuine, then we can feel better about this one.
It’s not looking good though, as much as I would like to see the King nailed on something.
My question is, did Kenya use pences (vs. pennies) between 1922, when the Kenyan Shilling was firmly established as the currency of the 3 East African British Protectorates and 1966, when Kenya started minting and printing money?
The Currency in Kenya since 1921 has been in Shillings and CENTS. It’s never used the £ s d system. Nor the £ p one that was introduced in the UK in 1968, and formally adopted in the early 70’s. This isn’t a matter of a legacy form.
“A brief monetary history:
* Indian currency, till 1905
* British East Africa Rupee = (Indian Rupee) = 100 Cents, till 1920
* British East Africa Florin = (Rupee) = 100 Cents, 1920-1921
* British East Africa Shilling = (1/2 Florin) = 100 Cents, 1921-1966
* Kenya Shilling = (East Africa Shilling) = 100 Cents, from 1966 “