Summary
1 Penny, Issued by, British West Africa, 1947 KN
Minted by King's Norton Metal Company, Ltd.
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, GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND: IMP:; below hole in Arabic, the denomination; the mint mark, KN, below the hole
Reverse Description
Around circular central hole, Solomon's seal, consisting of two equilateral triangles interlaced; around, BRITISH WEST AFRICA 1947
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr John P. Sharples - Museum Victoria, 31 Jan 1990
-
Date Issued
1947 AD
-
Issued By
-
Mint
-
Denomination
-
Material
Copper-Nickel
-
Axis
12
-
Classification
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Dimensions
31 mm (Outside Diameter), 9.53 g (Weight)
-
Shape
Round
-
References
KM#19 Vice 245
[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.
-
Keywords
British Commonwealth Coins, British Commonwealth and Empire Coins