The following banknotes were issued for the East African shilling.
1921 issue | |||||||||
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Image | Value | Catalog number | Colour | Description | Date of printing | Remarks | |||
Front | Back | Front | Back | ||||||
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea5s1921f.jpg | http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea5s1921b.jpg | P13 | Blue-black on brown and orange underprinting | Portrait of George V at upper or lower right | Lion in front of mountain | December 15, 1921 | Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati, value in pounds written in English only | ||
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea10s1921f.jpg | http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea10s1921b.jpg | P14 | Blue-black on green and pink underprinting | ||||||
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea20s1921f.jpg | http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea20s1921b.jpg | P15 | Blue-black on yellow and orange underprinting | ||||||
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea100s1921f.jpg | http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea100s1921b.jpg | P16 | Blue-black on lilac underprinting | ||||||
P17 | Blue-black on gray-blue underprinting | ||||||||
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea1000s1921f.jpg | http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea1000s1921f.jpg | P18 | Blue-black on light brown underprinting | ||||||
P19 | Blue-black on blue underprinting | ||||||||
1933 issue | |||||||||
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Image | Value | Catalog number | Colour | Description | Date of printing | Remarks | |||
Front | Back | Front | Back | ||||||
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111742/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP20-5Shillings-1933-donatedowl_f.jpg | https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121623/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP20-5Shillings-1933-donatedowl_b.jpg | P20 | Blue-black on brown and orange underprinting, back orange-brown | Portrait of George V at upper or lower right | Lion in front of mountain | January 1, 1933 | Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati, value in pounds written in English only | ||
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea10s1933f.jpg | http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea10s1933b.jpg | P21 | Blue-black on green and pink underprinting, back green | ||||||
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea20s1933f.jpg | http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea20s1933f.jpg | P22 | Blue-black on yellow and orange underprinting, back brown | ||||||
P23 | Blue-black on lilac underprinting, back red-brown | ||||||||
P24 | Blue-black on gray-blue underprinting | ||||||||
P25 | Blue-black on light brown underprinting | ||||||||
P26 | Blue-black on blue underprinting | ||||||||
1938-52 issue | |||||||||
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Image | Value | Catalog number | Colour | Description | Date of printing | Remarks | |||
Front | Back | Front | Back | ||||||
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea1s1943f.jpg | http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea1s1943b.jpg | P27 | Blue-black on purple underprinting, back purple | Portrait of George VI at upper or lower left | Lion in front of mountain | January 1, 1943 | Value written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati | ||
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea5s1938f.jpg | http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea5s1938b.jpg | P28 | Blue-black on brown underprinting | 1938-1952 | |||||
P28A | Blue-black on brown underprinting | January 8, 1942 | Like P28 but with India style serial number. Without imprint. Value written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati | ||||||
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea10s1952f.jpg | http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea10s1952b.jpg | P29 | Dark blue on green and pink underprinting | 1938-1952 | Value written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati | ||||
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111730/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP29a-10Shillings-1939-donatedms_f.jpg | https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111937/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP29a-10Shillings-1939-donatedms_b.jpg | P29A | Dark blue on green and pink underprinting | January 8, 1942 | Like P29 but with India style serial number, and without imprint. Value written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati | ||||
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea20s1939f.jpg | http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea20s1939b.jpg | P30 | Blue-black on yellow and orange underprinting | 1938-1952 | Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati. Value in pounds written in English only. | ||||
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111553/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP30a-20ShillingsOr1Pound-1939-donatedms_f.jpg | https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120922/http://www.banknoteworld.com/banknotes/east_africa/EastAfricaP30a-20ShillingsOr1Pound-1939-donatedms_b.jpg | P30A | Blue-black on yellow and orange underprinting | January 8, 1942 | Like P30 but with India style serial number, and without imprint. Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati. Value in pounds written in English only. | ||||
http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea100s1938f.jpg | http://rodsell.com/enotes/ea100s1938b.jpg | P31 | Blue-black on green and lilac underprinting | 1938-1951 | Value in shillings written in English, Arabic, and Gujarati. Value in pounds written in English only. | ||||
P32 | Blue-black on blue underprinting | January 1, 1947 January 8, 1951 | |||||||