Summary
1 Penny, Issued by, Nigeria and British West Africa, 1908
Minted by Royal Mint, London
Struck in copper-nickel
Obverse Description
An imperial crown above a central circular hole with a scroll ornament to right and left; below crown, ONE PENNY; around, outside the scroll ornaments, EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR; below hole in Arabic, the denomination
Reverse Description
Around circular central hole, Solomon's seal, consisting of two equilateral triangles interlaced; around, NIGERIA BRITISH WEST AFRICA 1908
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
British West Africa was a grouping of four seperate British colonies - Nigeria Sierra Leone, Ghana (originally Gold Coast) and Gambia. From 1907 till 1911 the obverse of the coins took the form NIGERIA- BRITISH WEST AFRICA then from 1912 the word NIGERIA was discontinued. Vice (p.84) reports a Government official in 1912 stating that 'the ordinary native lives on 1 1/4 d. a day'.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1908 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Person Named
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Denomination
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Material
Copper-Nickel
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
31 mm (Outside Diameter), 9.426 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round with hole
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References
KM#2 Vice 13 (p.167)
[Book] Vice, David. 1983. The Coinage of British West Africa & St. Helena 1684 - 1958.
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2009. 2009 Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1901 - 2000.
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