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Turning points

26 April 1920 order; commencement provision unresolved

Florin conversion order reported

Kenya’s 1920–21 report describes the 26 April 1920 order converting rupee references in contracts to florins at one florin per rupee. ^[1]

31 July 1920; institution/liability transfer

Currency board transfer

The report dates transfer of the local Currency Board’s powers, duties and liabilities to the East African Currency Board to 31 July 1920. ^[2]

1 January 1922, covered old florin amounts; old cash survives

Kenya florin contract conversion

Article 5 converts covered former rupee or florin amounts into twice as many shillings, and former cents into twice as many shilling cents. Kenyan Proclamation 177 brings the 1921 principal currency order and its No.2 amendment into force on 1 January 1922. Article 9(3) preserves old notes and coins as tender until separately ended, rating each rupee or florin at two shillings. ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

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“Kenya and Uganda florin.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000776.html

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