The rupee ( ar, روپيه) was the currency of
Zanzibar
Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands ...
from 1908 to December 31, 1935. It was subdivided into 100 ''cents'' (Arabic: سنت).
History
The rupee replaced the
Zanzibari ryal The ryal ( ar, ريال) was the currency of Zanzibar between 1882 and 1908. It was subdivided into 136 '' pysa'' and circulated alongside the Indian rupee and Maria Theresa thaler
The Maria Theresa thaler (MTT) is a silver bullion coin and a typ ...
at a rate of 2⅛ rupees = 1 ryal and was equivalent to the
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee ( symbol: ₹; code: INR) is the official currency in the republic of India. The rupee is subdivided into 100 ''paise'' (singular: ''paisa''), though as of 2022, coins of denomination of 1 rupee are the lowest value in use wh ...
, which was also in circulation. The Zanzibari rupee remained equal to the Indian rupee and was replaced on January 1, 1936, by the
East African shilling at the rate of 1½ East African shillings = 1 Zanzibari rupee.
Coins
Bronze coins were introduced in 1908 in denominations of 1 and 10 cents, together with nickel 20 cents. No further issues of coins were made.
Banknotes
In 1908, banknotes were introduced by the government of Zanzibar in denominations of 5, 10, 20, and 100 rupees.
50- and 500-rupee notes were added in 1916, and 1-rupee notes were issued in 1920. All Zanzibari notes were withdrawn in 1936. All of these notes are very rare and valuable.
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History of Zanzibar
Currencies of Africa
Currencies of the British Empire
Modern obsolete currencies
Economy of Tanzania
History of Zanzibar
1908 establishments in Zanzibar
1935 disestablishments
Sultanate of Zanzibar
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