British West Africa / King George V

British West Africa - King George V (6 May 1910 - 20 January 1936)

British West Africa or the British West African Settlements constituted during two periods (17 October 1821 until its first dissolution on 13 January 1850 and again 19 February 1866 till its final demise on 24 November 1888) an administrative entity under a governor-in-chief (comparable in rank to a Governor-general), an office vested in the governor of Sierra Leone (at Freetown). During that time, no coinage for the colony was issued.

However, the West African Currency Board issued currency for British West Africa between 1907 and 1958.

British West Africa - King George V: showing 100 of 126 coins (Page 1 of 2)
Coin NameReverseObverseDetails
Halfpenny 1911 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 3,360,000
One Penny 1911 British West Africa / One Penny 1911 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Penny 1911 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 1,920,000
One-tenth Penny 1911 British West Africa / One-tenth Penny 1911 - reverse photo British West Africa / One-tenth Penny 1911 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 7,200,000
One Penny 1912 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 1,560,000
Halfpenny 1912 British West Africa / Halfpenny 1912 - reverse photo British West Africa / Halfpenny 1912 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 3,120,000
One-tenth Penny 1912 British West Africa / One-tenth Penny 1912 - reverse photo British West Africa / One-tenth Penny 1912 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 10,800,000
One-tenth Penny 1913 Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- Royal Mint: 4,632,000
- Birmingham Mint: 1,080,000
Total Mintage: 5,712,000
Two Shillings 1913 British West Africa / Two Shillings 1913 - reverse photo British West Africa / Two Shillings 1913 - obverse photo Material: 0.925 Silver
Mints:
- Royal Mint: 2,100,000
- Birmingham Mint: 1,176,000
Total Mintage: 3,276,000
One Penny 1913 British West Africa / One Penny 1913 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Penny 1913 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- Royal Mint: 1,680,000
- Birmingham Mint: 144,000
Total Mintage: 1,824,000
One Shilling 1913 British West Africa / One Shilling 1913 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Shilling 1913 - obverse photo Material: 0.925 Silver
Mints:
- Royal Mint: 8,800,000
- Birmingham Mint: 3,540,000
Total Mintage: 12,340,000
Threepence 1913 British West Africa / Threepence 1913 - reverse photo British West Africa / Threepence 1913 - obverse photo Material: 0.925 Silver
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 496,000
- Royal Mint: 240,000
Total Mintage: 736,000
Halfpenny 1913 British West Africa / Halfpenny 1913 - reverse photo British West Africa / Halfpenny 1913 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- Royal Mint: 1,382,000
- Birmingham Mint: 216,000
Total Mintage: 1,598,000
Sixpence 1913 British West Africa / Sixpence 1913 - reverse photo British West Africa / Sixpence 1913 - obverse photo Material: 0.925 Silver
Mints:
- Royal Mint: 560,000
- Birmingham Mint: 400,000
Total Mintage: 960,000
Halfpenny 1914 Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 3,360,000
- Birmingham Mint: 585,000
- Royal Mint: 240,000
Total Mintage: 4,185,000
Two Shillings 1914 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 637,000
- Royal Mint: 330,000
Total Mintage: 967,000
Sixpence 1914 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 952,000
One Shilling 1914 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 11,292,000
- Royal Mint: 3,000,000
Total Mintage: 14,292,000
Threepence 1914 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 1,560,000
One-tenth Penny 1914 British West Africa / One-tenth Penny 1914 - reverse photo British West Africa / One-tenth Penny 1914 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 20,088,000
- Royal Mint: 1,200,000
Total Mintage: 21,288,000
One Penny 1914 Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- Royal Mint: 3,000,000
- Birmingham Mint: 14,000
Total Mintage: 3,014,000
Halfpenny 1915 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 3,576,720
One Penny 1915 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 3,295,200
Two Shillings 1915 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 65,654
One Shilling 1915 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 254,000
One-tenth Penny 1915 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 10,032,000
Threepence 1915 British West Africa / Threepence 1915 - reverse photo British West Africa / Threepence 1915 - obverse photo Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 270,000
Threepence 1916 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 820,000
One-tenth Penny 1916 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 480,000
Halfpenny 1916 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 4,045,680
Two Shillings 1916 British West Africa / Two Shillings 1916 - reverse photo British West Africa / Two Shillings 1916 - obverse photo Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 9,824,480
One Shilling 1916 British West Africa / One Shilling 1916 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Shilling 1916 - obverse photo Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 11,837,732
One Penny 1916 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 3,460,800
Sixpence 1916 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 400,000
One Shilling 1917 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 15,018,000
One Penny 1917 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 444,000
One-tenth Penny 1917 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 9,384,000
Threepence 1917 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 3,600,000
Sixpence 1917 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 2,400,000
Two Shillings 1917 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 1,059,000
Halfpenny 1917 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 213,600
One Shilling 1918 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 9,486,000
Sixpence 1918 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 1,160,000
One Penny 1918 British West Africa / One Penny 1918 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Penny 1918 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 993,600
Threepence 1918 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 1,722,000
Two Shillings 1918 British West Africa / Two Shillings 1918 - reverse photo British West Africa / Two Shillings 1918 - obverse photo Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 7,294,000
Halfpenny 1918 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 489,600
Halfpenny 1919 Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 4,950,480
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 3,861,120
Total Mintage: 8,811,600
One Shilling 1919 British West Africa / One Shilling 1919 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Shilling 1919 - obverse photo Material: 0.925 Silver
Mints:
- Royal Mint: 2,000,000
- Birmingham Mint: 992,045
Total Mintage: 2,992,045
Two Shillings 1919 British West Africa / Two Shillings 1919 - reverse photo British West Africa / Two Shillings 1919 - obverse photo Material: 0.925 Silver
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 10,866,000
- Royal Mint: 2,000,000
Total Mintage: 12,866,000
Sixpence 1919 British West Africa / Sixpence 1919 - reverse photo British West Africa / Sixpence 1919 - obverse photo Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 8,676,000
Threepence 1919 Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 19,826,000
One Penny 1919 British West Africa / One Penny 1919 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Penny 1919 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 21,864,000
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 264,300
Total Mintage: 22,128,300
One-tenth Penny 1919 Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 912,000
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 480,000
Total Mintage: 1,392,000
Sixpence 1920 (Silver) British West Africa / Sixpence 1920 (Silver) - reverse photo British West Africa / Sixpence 1920 (Silver) - obverse photo Material: 0.500 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 2,948,000
One Shilling 1920 (Silver) Material: 0.925 Silver
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 828,000
Threepence 1920 (Silver) British West Africa / Threepence 1920 (Silver) - reverse photo British West Africa / Threepence 1920 (Silver) - obverse photo Material: 0.500 Silver
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 3,616,029
Two Shillings 1920 (Silver) Material: 0.500 Silver
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 1,925,960
- Royal Mint: 683,000
Total Mintage: 2,608,960
One Penny 1920 Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 37,869,600
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 20,685,000
Total Mintage: 58,554,600
Halfpenny 1920 Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 26,284,560
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 13,844,380
Total Mintage: 40,128,940
One-tenth Penny 1920 Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 12,996,000
- Birmingham Mint: 1,560,000
Total Mintage: 14,556,000
Threepence 1920 (Brass) Material: Tin Brass
Mint: King's Norton Metal Co.
Mintage: 19,000,000
Sixpence 1920 (Brass) Material: Tin Brass
Mint: King's Norton Metal Co.
Mintage: 12,000,000
One Shilling 1920 (Brass) Material: Tin Brass
Mints:
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 33,800,000
- J.R. Gaunt and Son: 16,000
Total Mintage: 33,816,000
Two Shillings 1920 (Brass) Material: Tin Brass
Mint: King's Norton Metal Co.
Mintage: 15,856,000
Two Shillings 1922 British West Africa / Two Shillings 1922 - reverse photo British West Africa / Two Shillings 1922 - obverse photo Material: Tin Brass
Mints:
- Royal Mint: 10,000,000
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 5,500,000
Total Mintage: 15,500,000
Halfpenny 1922 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: King's Norton Metal Co.
Mintage: 5,817,360
One-tenth Penny 1922 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: King's Norton Metal Co.
Mintage: 7,264,778
One Shilling 1922 Material: Tin Brass
Mint: King's Norton Metal Co.
Mintage: 33,324,355
One Penny 1922 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: King's Norton Metal Co.
Mintage: 3,970,560
Sixpence 1923 Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 2,000,000
Two Shillings 1923 Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 12,698,233
One Shilling 1923 Material: Tin Brass
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 24,384,000
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 5,000,000
Total Mintage: 29,384,000
One-tenth Penny 1923 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: King's Norton Metal Co.
Mintage: 12,000,000
Two Shillings 1924 British West Africa / Two Shillings 1924 - reverse photo British West Africa / Two Shillings 1924 - obverse photo Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 1,500,000
One Shilling 1924 Material: Tin Brass
Mints:
- Royal Mint: 17,000,000
- Birmingham Mint: 9,566,800
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 7,000,000
Total Mintage: 33,566,800
Sixpence 1924 British West Africa / Sixpence 1924 - reverse photo British West Africa / Sixpence 1924 - obverse photo Material: Tin Brass
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 1,000,000
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 1,000,000
- Royal Mint: 1,000,000
Total Mintage: 3,000,000
Threepence 1925 British West Africa / Threepence 1925 - reverse photo British West Africa / Threepence 1925 - obverse photo Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 8,800,000
Sixpence 1925 British West Africa / Sixpence 1925 - reverse photo British West Africa / Sixpence 1925 - obverse photo Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 2,800,000
Two Shillings 1925 British West Africa / Two Shillings 1925 - reverse photo British West Africa / Two Shillings 1925 - obverse photo Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 3,700,000
One Shilling 1925 British West Africa / One Shilling 1925 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Shilling 1925 - obverse photo Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 19,800,000
One-tenth Penny 1925 Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: 12,000,000
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 12,000,000
- Royal Mint: 2,400,000
Total Mintage: 26,400,000
Two Shillings 1926 British West Africa / Two Shillings 1926 - reverse photo British West Africa / Two Shillings 1926 - obverse photo Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 11,500,000
Threepence 1926 Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 1,600,000
One Penny 1926 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 8,040,000
One Shilling 1926 Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 19,952,000
One-tenth Penny 1926 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 12,000,000
Two Shillings 1927 Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 11,100,000
One-tenth Penny 1927 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 3,984,000
One Shilling 1927 British West Africa / One Shilling 1927 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Shilling 1927 - obverse photo Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 22,248,000
One Penny 1927 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 792,000
Threepence 1927 Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 800,000
Halfpenny 1927 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 528,000
Two Shillings 1928 Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 7,900,000
Threepence 1928 British West Africa / Threepence 1928 - reverse photo British West Africa / Threepence 1928 - obverse photo Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 1,760,000
One Shilling 1928 Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 10,000,000
One-tenth Penny 1928 Material: CuproNickel
Mints:
- Royal Mint: 11,760,000
- King's Norton Metal Co.: 3,151,000
- Birmingham Mint: 2,964,000
Total Mintage: 17,875,000
One Penny 1928 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 6,672,000
Sixpence 1928 Material: Tin Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 400,000
One Penny 1929 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 636,000
Halfpenny 1929 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 336,000
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King George V: Details
CountryBritish West Africa
From6 May 1910
To20 January 1936
Personal Information King George V of the United Kingdom
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NameBritish West Africa
From1866
To1888
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