Date:1881 - 1882 (c.)
Description:
Zanzibar, copper 1 pysa
Hejira date 1299 (23 November 1881-11 November 1882)
Diameter 25mm
The obverse features Arabic writing within a central ring. The outer ring contains floral design. The reverse features balanced scales and the Hejira date in Arabic, 1299, within a central ring. The same floral design is around the outside. In 1964 Zanzibar united with Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanzania.
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Zanzibar, copper 1 pysa Hejira date 1299 (23 November 1881-11 November 1882) Diameter 25mm The obverse ...
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Donor ref:LEAMG : M4272.1994.127 (66/17196)
Source: Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum
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