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Detailed information about coin type: One-tenth Penny (CuproNickel, Edward VIII) from British West Africa:
| Description | This one year type is one of the few coins issued worldwide in the name of King Edward VIII, who abdicated before the end of the year. |
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| Country | British West Africa | Currency | British West African Pound |
| Sub-type of | One-tenth Penny | Sub-types | |
| Face value | 1/10 (x Penny) | ||
| Year produced | 1936 | Current | No (demonetised 1965) |
| Material | CuproNickel | Designer | |
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round with hole |
| Size (mm) | 20 | Thickness (mm) | |
| Mass (g) | 1.9000 | ||
| Obverse | An imperial crown above a central circular hole with a scroll ornament to right and left; below crown and around the hole, the denomination ONE TENTH OF A PENNY; around, outside the scroll ornaments, EDWARD VIII REX ET IND: IMP: (Edward the Eighth, King and Emperor of India); below the hole, the denomination in Arabic. The mint mark (if any) is between the centre hole and the Arabic inscription. |
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| Obverse inscription | EDWARD VIII REX ET IND: IMP: ONE TENTH OF A PENNY | ||
| Reverse | Around circular central hole, Solomon's seal (six-pointed "Star of David"), consisting of two equilateral triangles interlaced; around above, BRITISH WEST AFRICA; below, the star divides the date 1936. |
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| Reverse inscription | BRITISH WEST AFRICA 1936 | ||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None |
| Notes | References to additional information: [Book] Remick, Jerome. 1971. The Guide Book and Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins, pp 87-95. |
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Coin - 1/10 Penny, British West Africa, 1936 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: King's Norton Metal Co. source |
Coin - 1/10 Penny, British West Africa, 1936 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair source |
| Name | Mintage | Reign | Effigy | Legend |
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| One-tenth Penny 1936 Edward VIII | 10,284,000 | King Edward VIII | EDWARDVS VIII REX ET IND: IMP: ONE TENTH OF A PENNY عُشِر الپَنّي |
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