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Detailed information about Coin: One Penny 1959 from Nigeria
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| Country | Nigeria | Currency | Nigerian Pound | ||||||
| Face value | 1 (x Penny) | Type | One Penny | ||||||
| Year | 1959 | Current | No (demonetised 1973) | ||||||
| Mintage | 314,474,031 (314.5 million) | Rarity | C (Common) | ||||||
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| Material | Bronze | Designer | |||||||
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | Effigy | Portrait by Cecil Thomas | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round with hole | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 28 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mass (g) | 7.5000 | ||||||||
| 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 PENNY; around, outside the scroll ornaments, the monarch's legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND; below the hole, the denomination in Arabic: وَاحِد پَنّي |
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| Obverse inscription | QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND ONE PENNY وَاحِد پَنّي | ||||||||
| Reverse | Around circular central hole, Solomon's seal (six-pointed "Star of David"), consisting of two equilateral triangles interlaced; around above, FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, the star divides the date 1959. |
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| Reverse inscription | FEDERATION OF NIGERIA 1959 | ||||||||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Notes | Remick lists circulation mintage of 314,473,000 plus 1,031 proofs. |
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| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Proof | 1,031 (included in main number) | (hover mouse for text) |
Proof Coin - 1 Penny, Nigeria, 1959 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick Notes: Proof. source |
Proof Coin - 1 Penny, Nigeria, 1959 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick Notes: Proof. source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Nigeria KM# 2 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Varieties | Proof |
| Museums Victoria Collections: Proof Coin - 1 Penny, Nigeria, 1959 |
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| American Bullion Inc. - Invest in Silver |