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Sultan Sayyid 'Ali ibn Hamud

Sultan Sayyid 'Ali
 ibn Hamud

18.7.1902 - 8.12.1911
Sultan Sayyid Khalifa ibn Kharub

Sultan Sayyid Khalifa
 ibn Harub

9.12.1911 - 9.10.1960 

سلطنة زنجبار
ZANZIBAR Banknotes, 1908 - 28 Issues

سلطنة زنجبار
Sultinate of Zanzibar

History: 1505 PRT; 1698 OMN; 1840 GBR; 1885 DEU Protectorate; 1890 GBR Protectorate; 12.1.1964 ZAN; 26.1.1964 TZA    Printer: Waterloo & Sons, Ltd.(except replicas)
Currency History: IND currency <1908; ZAN 1908-36; EAF 1936-66; TZA 1966 >>

Zanzibar Governement

 
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P.1P  1 Rupee Zanzibar 1.9.1920
PROOF on Card   LKCA
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P.1  1 Rupee Zanzibar 1.9.1920
 No. A1 76427   LKCA
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P.1  1 Rupee Zanzibar 1.9.1920

No. A2  19499
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P.1 1 Rupee Zanzibar 1.9.1920
 No. A3 14398
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Zanzibar P.2  5 Rupees 1.1.1908
P.2  5 Rupees Zanzibar 1.1.1908

No. 7897    AB
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P.2  5 Rupees Zanzibar 1.1.1908
 No. 8840  AM
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P.2  5 Rupees Zanzibar 1.8.1916
No. 15010     AB
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P.2  5 Rupees Zanzibar 1.8.1916
No. 17701
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P.2  5 Rupees Zanzibar 1.8.1916
No. 74493     AB
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P.2  5 Rupees Zanzibar 1.8.1916
No. 78953     AB
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P.2  5 Rupees Zanzibar 1.2.1928 Images Needed
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P.3  10 Rupees
Zanzibar 1.1.1908
No. 34674     AB
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P.3  10 Rupees Zanzibar 1.8.1916
No. 39612   PPS
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P.3  10 Rupees
Zanzibar 1.9.1916
No. 127212   LKCA
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P.3 10 Rupees Zanzibar 1.2.1928
 No. 128106
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P.3  10 Rupees Zanzibar 1.2.1928
No. 129280    AB
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P.3  10 Rupees Zanzibar 1.2.1928
No. 129282    AB
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P.3  10 Rupees Zanzibar 1.2.1928
 No. 129974 From the late Ruth Hill Collection
     HA
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P.4S  20 Rupees Zanzibar 1.1.1908
No.    SP
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P.4  20 Rupees Zanzibar 1.8.1916
No. 164484    AB
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P.4  20 Rupees Zanzibar 1.8.1916
No. 194654    SP
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P.4  20 Rupees Zanzibar 1.2.1928 Images Wanted
P.5  50 Rupees Zanzibar 1.1.1908 Images Wanted
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P.5  50 Rupees Zanzibar 1.8.1916
No. A24774    SP
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P.6S  100 Rupees Zanzibar 1.1.1908
No.     SP
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P.6  100 Rupees Zanzibar 1.8.1916
No. 174384    SP
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P.7  500 Rupees Zanzibar 1.9.1920
    No. A6793    SP
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Modern Unauthorized Reproductions

Zanzibar P.1S  1 Rupee 1.9.1920 Modern Replica
N.20s, P.UNL(~1S)  1 Rupee Zanzibar 1.9.1920
"SPECIMEN"
Modern Replica;
 10 pieces reportedly produced in Macedonia
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Modern Replica;
10 pieces reportedly produced in Macedonia
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N.22, P.UNL(~
1)  1 Rupee Zanzibar 1.9.1920
Modern Unauthorized, Unmarked Reproduction, No. A2  19494      AB
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Modern Unauthorized, Unmarked Reproduction
Zanzibar P.2S  5 Rupees 1.1.1908 Modern SPECIMEN Replica
N.24s, P.UNL(~2S)  5 Rupees Zanzibar 1.1.1908
"SPECIMEN"
Modern Replica;
10 pieces reportedly produced in Macedonia
   AB
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Modern Replica;
 10 pieces reportedly produced in Macedonia
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N.26, P.UNL(~2)  5 Rupees Zanzibar 1.9.1920
Modern Unauthorized, Unmarked Reproduction, No.74993    AB
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Modern Unauthorized, Unmarked Reproduction
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N.28S, P.UNL(~2S)  5 Rupees Zanzibar 1.1.1908
"SPECIMEN" Blue
, Modern Replica;
10 pieces reportedly produced in Macedonia
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Modern Replica;
10 pieces reportedly produced in Macedonia
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N.30S, P.UNL(~3S)  10 Rupees Zanzibar
1.1.1908
"SPECIMEN"
, Modern Replica;
10 pieces reportedly produced in Macedonia
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Modern Replica;
10 pieces reportedly produced in Macedonia
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N.32, P.UNL(~3)  10 Rupees Zanzibar 1.8.1916
 
 Modern Unauthorized, Unmarked Reproduction, No.69612    AB
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Modern Unauthorized, Unmarked Reproduction
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N.34, P.UNL(~4)  20 Rupees Zanzibar 1.8.1916
 
Modern Unauthorized, Unmarked Reproduction, No. 44973    AB
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N.36aS, P.UNL(~4S)  20 Rupees Zanzibar 1.1.1908
Modern Reproduction, Marked "SPECIMEN No Value", TdlR seal    AB
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N.36bS, P.UNL(~4S)  20 Rupees Zanzibar 1.1.1908
Modern Repro, Marked "SPECIMEN Waterlow & Son", "SPECIMEN"
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N.38, P.UNL(~6)  100 Rupees Zanzibar 1.1.1908
Modern Repro, Unmarked, No.34799
   AB
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•• Fantasy Issues

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N.40, P.UNL  1,000 Rupees Zanzibar 1.1.1908
Modern Fantasy    AB
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N.43, P.UNL  1,000 Rupees Zanzibar 1.1.1908
Modern Fantasy    AB
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N.44, P.UNL  500 EFR 24.10.2015 Polymer
Fantasy    AB
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N.45, P.UNL  500 Rupees 2017
Fantasy    MG
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WOODEN NICKEL

Zanzibar Wooden Nickel Images Wanted

POSTAGE STAMPS

Zanzibar SC.111  4 Rupees 1908-09
SC.111  4 Rupees 1908-09
Zanzibar SC.191  20 Cents 1926-27
SC.191  20 Cents 1926-27

BACKGROUNDER & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Zanzibar became a Great Britain Protectorate in 1890. On 12.1.1964 Zanzibar became a Constitutopnal Monarchy and on 26.1.1964 it merged with Tanganyika to form the United Republic of Tanzania, within which Zanzibar remains a semi-autonomous region.

Zanzibar banknote issues are among the most desired and highly sought after for advanced collectors and investors. While they can be expensive, it is possible to periodically obtain notes, unlike Hejaz banknotes which are virtually unobtainable.
 
In a 2011 Spink & Son auctioned a set of notes in a presentation folder realized  $287,000 USD. In the Spink Insider, Winter 2015 there was a wonderful article by renowned Spink's World Bank Note specialist Barnaby Faull on "Treasures from Zanzibar" from which the images above marked   SP  were obtained. Spink is one of the premier auction houses that might periodically be a source of these rare banknotes.

REPRODUCTIONS and FANTASY ISSUES
We have also listed a number of related  "banknotes" that fall into the category of modern, unauthorized reproductions and/or fantasy issues. This is being done in an effort to assist visitors to understand the differences between original banknotes issues by the Zanzibar government and modern, unauthorized altered copies prepared for the purposes of satisfying collectors who can't obtain real banknotes of Zanzibar.

In some cases, real genuine Zanzibar banknotes and/or banknote images were simply copied and "reissued" without any indication that they were not real banknotes. Since Zanzibar banknotes are highly sought after and expensive, collectors and other interested parties buy these items as a way to "fill a slot" of missing countries notes. Unfortunately many IBNS members feel eBay does not enforce its guidelines to prevent sellers from offering note copies that are unmarked and can be used for illicit purposes, so beware.

The 1,000 Rupee notes shown here are fantasy issues as no Zanzibar  banknotes are known to have been issued in this denomination. Both notes are properly marked as fantasy issues and were prepared by the Reed Banknote Company of Sarasota, Florida, USA.

CATALOG NUMBERS

We have assigned Numismondo "N" numbers in an attempt to catalog all related Zanzibar items not listed in standard reference catalogs.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

AM    We gratefully acknowledge Austin Mattox of Mattox Coins, Stamps and Banknkotes for these images.

PPS  We gratefully acknowledge
Percy Phiroze Siganporia for submitting these images.

SP   We gratefully acknowledge Spink & Sons for these images.

 HA
   We gratefully acknowledge Heritage Auctions for these images. From Ruth Hill  
Collection which sold for $64,500 in 2014.

LKCA    We gratefully acknowledge Lyn Knight Currency Auctions for these images. 

AB   We gratefully acknowledge AB for these images.

MG   We gratefully acknowledge Matej Gabris of Gabris Banknote for these images.