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1 Rupie Emergency issue
| Issuer | Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Currency | Decimalized Rupee (1904-1916) |
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| Obverse description | Imperial German eagle vignette in the upper left corner within a plain box, serving as the sole pictorial element on an otherwise typeset note. The text body, set in letterpress, bears the issuing bank name and the denomination "Eine Rupie" in large bold type flanked by numeral "1" on each side. Below, the place of issue "Daressalam/Tabora", date "1. Februar 1916", and branch designation "Zweigniederlassung Daressalam" appear alongside two manuscript signature lines, this example carrying two handwritten signatures. |
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| Obverse lettering | Interims-Banknote Die Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank zahlt bei ihren Kassen im D.O.A. Schutzgebiet dem Einlieferer dieser Banknote ohne Legitimationsprüfung 1 Eine Rupie 1 Daressalam/Tabora Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank 1. Februar 1916. Zweigniederlassung Daressalam Gebucht von In Vollmacht: |
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Printed under siege conditions in 1916 as the British naval blockade cut off all supply lines from Germany, this note was produced by the colony's own newspaper printing house — the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung — because no purpose-built currency printer was available or accessible. The entire Lettow-Vorbeck campaign depended on improvised logistics of exactly this kind, and the currency was no different.
Paper quality varied considerably across the run, sourced locally as stocks permitted. Some examples were printed on salvaged or repurposed stock, which is why the substrate shows noticeable inconsistency within the series.