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5 Rupien
| Issuer | Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | Interims-Banknote Die Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank zahlt bei Ihren Kassen im Deutsch-Ostafrikanischen Schutzgebiet dem Einlieferer dieser Banknote ohne Legitimationsprüfung 5 Fünf Rupien. 5 Daressalam, Tabora, 15. August 1915 Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank Zweigniederlassung Daressalam In Vollmacht |
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| Reverse lettering | Der Gegenwert dieser Banknote ist bei dem Kaiserlichen Gouvernement von Deutsch-Ostafrika voll hinterlegt. Kadri ya noti hii imewekwa sahihi katika Kaiserliches Gouvernement von Deutsch-Ostafrika C C Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht oder nachgemachte oder verfälschte sich verschafft und in Verkehr bringt, wird mit Zuchthaus nicht unter 2 Jahren bestraft Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung G.m.b.H. Daressalam |
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By 1915, the naval blockade had severed German East Africa from Europe entirely, forcing the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank to improvise with local resources. The Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung — a newspaper printing house — was pressed into emergency currency production, working with whatever paper stock was available. The results are visibly rough compared to pre-war issues, and the series is known for significant variation in paper quality and ink consistency across individual notes.
Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck's *Schutztruppe* campaign kept the colony fighting until after the Armistice, meaning these notes remained nominally in use longer than almost any other German colonial currency.