CNG 100, Lot: 616. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COLONIAL AFRICA, German. Deutsch-Ostafrika (German East Africa). Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. AV 15 Rupien (22mm, 7.24 g, 12h). Tabora mint. Dated 1916 T. Elephant advancing slightly right / Crowned imperial eagle facing, head left, with wings spread and coat-of-arms on breast. Jaeger 728b; Friedberg 1; KM 16.2. Near EF, a few edge marks. Rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, March 1983.