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[[File:Zanzibar_1_Rupee_banknote_1920.jpg|thumb|Zanzibar 1 Rupee banknote 1920.]]
The '''rupee''' ({{langx|ar|روبية}} {{IPA|ar|ruːbija|}}) was the currency of [[Zanzibar]] from 1908 to 31 December 1935. It was subdivided into 100 [[Cent (currency)|cent]]s ({{lang|ar|سنت}} {{IPA|ar|sɪnt|}}).

==History==
The rupee replaced the [[Zanzibari ryal]] at a rate of {{frac|2|1|8}} rupees = 1 ryal and was equivalent to the [[Indian rupee]], 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 {{frac|1|1|2}} 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.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Linzmayer | first1 = Owen | title = The Banknote Book | chapter = Zanzibar | publisher = BanknoteNews.com | year = 2012 | location = San Francisco, CA | url = http://www.banknotebook.com}}</ref> 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 All Zanzibari notes were withdrawn in 1936.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.

==References==
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==Further reading==
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* {{numis cite SCWC|date=1991}}
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051214152445/http://www.zanzinet.org/zanzibar/history/historia.html History of Zanzibar] (archived 14 December 2005)

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