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BRITISH WEST AFRICA · [year] · (1912 - 1958)
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The British West African Pound was the currency of British West Africa, a group of British colonies, protectorates and mandate territories - Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana (originally Gold Coast) and Gambia. From 1907 till 1911 the reverse of the coins of this currency showed the legend NIGERIA BRITISH WEST AFRICA. After 1911, the word NIGERIA was dropped.

BRITISH WEST AFRICA · [year] · - British West Africa - (204) Coins (Page 2 of 3)
Coin NameMintageEffigy
One-tenth Penny 1932 3,600,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Halfpenny 1933 2,121,600 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1933 2,805,600 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One-tenth Penny 1933 7,200,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Sixpence 1933 1,000,000 King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Threepence 1933 2,800,000 King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1934 1,694,400 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1934 2,640,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One-tenth Penny 1934 4,800,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Threepence 1934 6,400,000 King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1935 3,270,960 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1935 8,551,200 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One-tenth Penny 1935 13,200,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Sixpence 1935 4,000,000 King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Threepence 1935 11,560,000 King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1936 Edward VIII 19,457,760 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Halfpenny 1936 George V 5,400,240 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1936 Edward VIII 33,104,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1936 George V 7,368,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Shilling 1936 42,882,000 King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
One-tenth Penny 1936 Edward VIII 10,284,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One-tenth Penny 1936 George V 9,720,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Sixpence 1936 13,576,000 King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Threepence 1936 20,198,000 King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Two Shillings 1936 57,437,000 King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1937 9,599,200 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1937 18,111,400 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Shilling 1938 57,806,287 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One-tenth Penny 1938 13,596,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Sixpence 1938 12,114,473 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Threepence 1938 16,056,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Two Shillings 1938 59,852,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One Shilling 1939 55,471,675 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One-tenth Penny 1939 9,840,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Threepence 1939 33,000,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Two Shillings 1939 12,000,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Halfpenny 1940 2,410,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1940 8,640,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Shilling 1940 40,311,060 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One-tenth Penny 1940 13,920,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Sixpence 1940 17,829,069 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Threepence 1940 11,496,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Halfpenny 1941 2,400,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1941 6,960,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One-tenth Penny 1941 16,560,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Threepence 1941 5,032,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Halfpenny 1942 4,800,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1942 18,840,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Shilling 1942 42,000,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One-tenth Penny 1942 12,360,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Sixpence 1942 1,600,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Two Shillings 1942 10,000,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Halfpenny 1943 3,360,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1943 36,120,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Shilling 1943 133,600,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One-tenth Penny 1943 22,560,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Sixpence 1943 10,586,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Threepence 1943 14,608,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Halfpenny 1944 3,600,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1944 19,440,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One-tenth Penny 1944 10,440,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Sixpence 1944 1,814,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Threepence 1944 2,536,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One Penny 1945 24,628,800 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Shilling 1945 31,994,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One-tenth Penny 1945 25,706,400 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Sixpence 1945 4,000,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Threepence 1945 3,998,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Halfpenny 1946 3,600,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1946 23,442,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Shilling 1946 37,349,770 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One-tenth Penny 1946 9,959,200 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Sixpence 1946 4,000,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Threepence 1946 7,488,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Two Shillings 1946 16,042,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Halfpenny 1947 27,218,400 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1947 81,252,020 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Shilling 1947 119,584,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One-tenth Penny 1947 8,102,400 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Sixpence 1947 6,120,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Threepence 1947 21,248,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Two Shillings 1947 8,958,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Halfpenny 1949 8,271,800 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Shilling 1949 90,016,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One-tenth Penny 1949 6,736,320 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Two Shillings 1949 15,076,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One-tenth Penny 1950 13,200,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Halfpenny 1951 3,468,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1951 3,949,900 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Shilling 1951 62,178,142 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Two Shillings 1951 6,566,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Halfpenny 1952 43,735,560 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1952 86,734,800 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Shilling 1952 184,402,545 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One-tenth Penny 1952 15,060,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
Sixpence 1952 2,544,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Two Shillings 1952 5,646,000 King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
One-tenth Penny 1954 4,800,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One Penny 1956 27,002,800 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
One-tenth Penny 1956 2,400,000 Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown
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Year From1912
Year To1958
CountryBritish West Africa
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