TANZANIA - TANZANIA German East Africa, Wilhelm II (1888-1918). 15 rupees 1916, T, Tabora. Av. An elephant right in a landscape; in exergue (date) and (workshop). Rv. * DEUTSCH OSTAFRIKA / 15 RUPIEN. Imperial eagle displayed and crowned. KM.16.1 - Fr.1 ; Gold - 7.12 g - 22 mm - 12 h NGC MS 63 (8524344-019). Close to mint condition with only minor handling marks and a golden patina. Superb at Fleur de coin. A somewhat crude emergency strike by German troops facing an alliance of British and Belgian troops. A monetary workshop was set up in Tabora, now Tanzania, in a railway carriage, and only 9803 examples were minted.