Uncrowned head of Victoria surrounded by lettering, counterstamped with "Abd Latif Sane'a al Fiddah : bi Jibuti" in arabic letters., Countermarked in French Somaliland the capital being Djibouti. Foreign coins were mostly circulating in this territory. The Half Rupee coin is marked as Empress Victoria. The 1 Rupee coin is marked Queen Victoria is older and rarer. The Rupee coin, issued by the East India Company, was used extensively in sheikdoms and principalities, countermarked for validity. - It was struck from 11.64 g of .917 fine silver.