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Zanzibar (1890-1964)
Capital: Zanzibar City
Population:
Land Area: 1,651 sq km (637 sq miles)
Land Division: 3 Islands (Zanzibar, Unguja, and Pemba)
Currency: Zanzibari Rupee (1908-36), East Africa Rupee (1936-64)
Languages: Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (Official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken)
National Day: None
Religions: Sunni Muslim 99%, other 1%
Ethnicity: Arab, African, mixed Arab and African
Zanzibar's Map


British Administration
Zanzibar Government

1908 Rupee Currency Reform:
2⅛ Rupee = 1 Old Riyal
1 Rupee = 1 Indian Rupee

1908-20 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Zanzibari 1 Rupee (1-9-1920): Front Uniface P1 1 Rupee 1 September 1920 John Houston Sinclair/
James Corbett Davis 		UNC Archive Photo Icon
Zanzibari 5 Rupees (1-1-1908): Front Uniface P2 5 Rupees 1 January 1908 Charles Edmond Akers/
James Corbett Davis 		UNC Archive Photo Icon
Zanzibari 10 Rupees (1-2-1928): Front Uniface P3 10 Rupees 1 February 1928 Richard Hayes Crofton/
Norman Blakiston Cox 		UNC Archive Photo Icon

Currency Reform of January 1, 1936:
East African Shilling 1½ = 1 Rupee

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