1892 German East Africa 1 Pesa Coin - AU Condition - German Deutsch Ostafrika - William II - Islamic Coins -

German East Africa was a German colony in the African Great Lakes region, which included present-day Burundi, Rwanda, the Tanzania mainland, and the Kionga Triangle, a small region later incorporated into Mozambique. GEA's area was 994,996 km2 (384,170 sq mi), which was nearly three times the area of present-day Germany and almost double the area of metropolitan Germany at the time.

The colony was organized when the German military was asked in the late 1880s to put down a revolt against the activities of the German East Africa Company. It ended with Imperial Germany's defeat in World War I. Ultimately the territory was divided amongst Britain, Belgium and Portugal, and was reorganized as a mandate of the League of Nations.

Issuer:    German East Africa 
Emperor:    William II (1888-1918)
Type:    Standard circulation coins
Years:    1307-1309 (1890-1892)
Calendar:    Islamic (Hijri)
Value:    1 Paisa (1⁄64)
Currency:    Rupee (1890-1904)
Composition:    Copper
Weight:    6.21 g
Diameter:    25.2 mm
Thickness:    1.5 mm
Shape:    Round
Technique:    Milled