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Crowned bust of Queen ELIZABETH II facing right; around, QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND; the artist's initials CT (for Cecil Thomas) incuse on the bust truncation. |
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Palm tree foliage dividing the date 1961; around above, FEDERATION OF NIGERIA; around below, the denomination ONE SHILLING. The legend and the denomination are separated by two small "Stars of David".
The designer's initials, HP ([Thomas] Humphrey Paget) are under the date. |
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Reverse Inscription |
FEDERATION OF NIGERIA ONE SHILLING 1961 |
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Edge | Security groove | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | Krause lists mintage of 48,584,000. |
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