Information about legend: BRITISH WEST AFRICA · [year] ·
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 Name | Reverse | Obverse | Details |
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| One-tenth Penny 1932 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,600,000 |
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| Halfpenny 1933 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 2,121,600 |
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| One Penny 1933 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 2,805,600 |
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| One-tenth Penny 1933 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 7,200,000 |
| Sixpence 1933 |
Material: Tin Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
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| Threepence 1933 |
Material: Tin Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 2,800,000 |
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| Halfpenny 1934 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,694,400 |
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| One Penny 1934 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 2,640,000 |
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| One-tenth Penny 1934 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,800,000 |
| Threepence 1934 |
Material: Tin Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 6,400,000 |
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| Halfpenny 1935 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,270,960 |
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| One Penny 1935 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 8,551,200 |
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| One-tenth Penny 1935 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 13,200,000 |
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| Sixpence 1935 |
Material: Tin Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,000,000 |
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| Threepence 1935 |
Material: Tin Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 11,560,000 |
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| Halfpenny 1936 Edward VIII |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Royal Mint: 14,759,760 - Birmingham Mint: 2,400,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 2,298,000 Total Mintage: 19,457,760 |
| Halfpenny 1936 George V |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 5,400,240 |
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| One Penny 1936 Edward VIII |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 12,600,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 12,512,000 - Royal Mint: 7,992,000 Total Mintage: 33,104,000 |
| One Penny 1936 George V |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 7,368,000 |
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| One Shilling 1936 |  |
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Material: Tin Brass Mints: - Royal Mint: 17,000,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 14,962,000 - Birmingham Mint: 10,920,000 Total Mintage: 42,882,000 |
| One-tenth Penny 1936 Edward VIII |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Royal Mint: 5,880,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 3,000,000 - Birmingham Mint: 1,404,000 Total Mintage: 10,284,000 |
| One-tenth Penny 1936 George V |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 9,720,000 |
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| Sixpence 1936 |
Material: Tin Brass Mints: - Royal Mint: 10,400,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 2,696,000 - Birmingham Mint: 480,000 Total Mintage: 13,576,000 |
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| Threepence 1936 |
Material: Tin Brass Mints: - Royal Mint: 17,160,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 2,038,000 - Birmingham Mint: 1,000,000 Total Mintage: 20,198,000 |
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| Two Shillings 1936 |
Material: Tin Brass Mints: - Royal Mint: 39,940,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 8,794,000 - Birmingham Mint: 8,703,000 Total Mintage: 57,437,000 |
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| Halfpenny 1937 |
Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 5,577,120 - Birmingham Mint: 4,022,080 Total Mintage: 9,599,200 |
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| One Penny 1937 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 11,999,400 - Birmingham Mint: 6,112,000 Total Mintage: 18,111,400 |
| One Shilling 1938 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 57,806,287 |
| One-tenth Penny 1938 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Royal Mint: 12,000,000 - Birmingham Mint: 1,596,000 Total Mintage: 13,596,000 |
| Sixpence 1938 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 12,114,473 |
| Threepence 1938 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 9,056,000 - Birmingham Mint: 7,000,000 Total Mintage: 16,056,000 |
| Two Shillings 1938 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Birmingham Mint: unknown - King's Norton Metal Co.: unknown Total Mintage: 59,852,000 |
| One Shilling 1939 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 55,471,675 |
| One-tenth Penny 1939 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 9,840,000 |
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| Threepence 1939 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 17,500,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 15,500,000 Total Mintage: 33,000,000 |
| Two Shillings 1939 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Birmingham Mint: unknown - King's Norton Metal Co.: unknown Total Mintage: 12,000,000 |
| Halfpenny 1940 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: King's Norton Metal Co. Mintage: 2,410,000 |
| One Penny 1940 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Royal Mint: 3,840,000 - Birmingham Mint: 2,400,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 2,400,000 Total Mintage: 8,640,000 |
| One Shilling 1940 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 40,311,060 |
| One-tenth Penny 1940 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 13,920,000 |
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| Sixpence 1940 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 17,829,069 |
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| Threepence 1940 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 10,000,000 - Birmingham Mint: 1,496,000 Total Mintage: 11,496,000 |
| Halfpenny 1941 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Birmingham Mint Mintage: 2,400,000 |
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| One Penny 1941 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 6,960,000 |
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| One-tenth Penny 1941 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 16,560,000 |
| Threepence 1941 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Birmingham Mint Mintage: 5,032,000 |
| Halfpenny 1942 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,800,000 |
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| One Penny 1942 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 18,840,000 |
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| One Shilling 1942 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 42,000,000 |
| One-tenth Penny 1942 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 12,360,000 |
| Sixpence 1942 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,600,000 |
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| Two Shillings 1942 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mint: King's Norton Metal Co. Mintage: 10,000,000 |
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| Halfpenny 1943 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,360,000 |
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| One Penny 1943 |
Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Royal Mint: 28,920,000 - Birmingham Mint: 7,200,000 Total Mintage: 36,120,000 |
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| One Shilling 1943 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 133,600,000 |
| One-tenth Penny 1943 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 22,560,000 |
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| Sixpence 1943 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 10,586,000 |
| Threepence 1943 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 9,502,000 - Birmingham Mint: 5,106,000 Total Mintage: 14,608,000 |
| Halfpenny 1944 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,600,000 |
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| One Penny 1944 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 19,440,000 |
| One-tenth Penny 1944 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 10,440,000 |
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| Sixpence 1944 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,814,000 |
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| Threepence 1944 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: King's Norton Metal Co. Mintage: 2,536,000 |
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| One Penny 1945 |
Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 9,556,800 - Birmingham Mint: 9,000,000 - Royal Mint: 6,072,000 Total Mintage: 24,628,800 |
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| One Shilling 1945 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 12,864,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 11,120,000 - Royal Mint: 8,010,000 Total Mintage: 31,994,000 |
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| One-tenth Penny 1945 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 25,706,400 |
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| Sixpence 1945 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,000,000 |
| Threepence 1945 |
Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 3,000,000 - Birmingham Mint: 998,000 Total Mintage: 3,998,000 |
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| Halfpenny 1946 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,600,000 |
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| One Penny 1946 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 11,976,000 - Birmingham Mint: 10,446,000 - Pretoria Mint: 1,020,000 Total Mintage: 23,442,000 |
| One Shilling 1946 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 37,349,770 |
| One-tenth Penny 1946 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 6,004,000 - Royal Mint: 2,803,200 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 1,152,000 Total Mintage: 9,959,200 |
| Sixpence 1946 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,000,000 |
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| Threepence 1946 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: King's Norton Metal Co. Mintage: 7,488,000 |
| Two Shillings 1946 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 11,242,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 4,800,000 Total Mintage: 16,042,000 |
| Halfpenny 1947 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 15,218,400 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 12,000,000 Total Mintage: 27,218,400 |
| One Penny 1947 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - South African Mint: 58,980,000 - Birmingham Mint: 12,442,720 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 9,829,300 Total Mintage: 81,252,020 |
| One Shilling 1947 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Royal Mint: 99,200,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 10,384,000 - Birmingham Mint: 10,000,000 Total Mintage: 119,584,000 |
| One-tenth Penny 1947 |
Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Royal Mint: 4,202,400 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 3,900,000 Total Mintage: 8,102,400 |
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| Sixpence 1947 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 6,120,000 |
| Threepence 1947 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 11,248,000 - Birmingham Mint: 10,000,000 Total Mintage: 21,248,000 |
| Two Shillings 1947 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 4,758,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 4,200,000 Total Mintage: 8,958,000 |
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| Halfpenny 1949 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 4,858,560 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 3,413,240 Total Mintage: 8,271,800 |
| One Shilling 1949 |  |
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Material: Tin Brass Mints: - Royal Mint: 70,000,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 10,016,000 - Birmingham Mint: 10,000,000 Total Mintage: 90,016,000 |
| One-tenth Penny 1949 |
Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 3,700,320 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 3,036,000 Total Mintage: 6,736,320 |
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| Two Shillings 1949 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 7,576,000 - Birmingham Mint: 7,500,000 Total Mintage: 15,076,000 |
| One-tenth Penny 1950 |  |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: King's Norton Metal Co. Mintage: 13,200,000 |
| Halfpenny 1951 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,468,000 |
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| One Penny 1951 |
Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 2,692,300 - Royal Mint: 1,257,600 Total Mintage: 3,949,900 |
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| One Shilling 1951 |  |
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Material: Tin Brass Mints: - Royal Mint: 35,346,142 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 16,832,000 - Birmingham Mint: 10,000,000 Total Mintage: 62,178,142 |
| Two Shillings 1951 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Birmingham Mint Mintage: 6,566,000 |
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| Halfpenny 1952 |  |
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Material: Bronze Mints: - Heaton and Sons (Birmingham Mint): 27,603,360 - Royal Mint: 11,332,200 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 4,800,000 Total Mintage: 43,735,560 |
| One Penny 1952 |  |
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Material: Bronze Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 45,398,400 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 30,794,400 - Royal Mint: 10,542,000 Total Mintage: 86,734,800 |
| One Shilling 1952 |  |
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Material: Tin Brass Mints: - Royal Mint: 98,653,858 - Birmingham Mint: 44,096,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 41,652,687 Total Mintage: 184,402,545 |
| One-tenth Penny 1952 |  |
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Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 15,060,000 |
| Sixpence 1952 |  |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 2,544,000 |
| Two Shillings 1952 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 4,410,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 1,236,000 Total Mintage: 5,646,000 |
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| One-tenth Penny 1954 |  |
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Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,800,000 |
| One Penny 1956 |
Material: Bronze Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 13,503,200 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 13,499,600 Total Mintage: 27,002,800 |
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| One-tenth Penny 1956 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 2,400,000 |
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Legend: Details
| Year From | 1912 |
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| Year To | 1958 |
| Country | British West Africa |
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