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Known coins from British West Africa

(select only values: 1/10 penny(9), 1/2 penny(6), 1 penny(11), 3 pence(5), 6 pence(5), Shilling(4), Florin(5)).

1/10 penny
1907 - 1908 [#1]
Aluminiu
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1 penny
1907 - 1910 [#2]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram, date beneath

1/10 penny
1908 - 1910 [#3]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1/10 penny
1911 [#4]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1/2 penny
1911 [#5]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1 penny
1911 [#6]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram, date beneath

1/10 penny
1912 - 1936 [#7]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1/2 penny
1912 - 1936 [#8]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1 penny
1912 - 1936 [#9]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram, date beneath

3 pence
1913 - 1919 [#10]
1.14g 925 silver
Bust of King George V left/Denomination in wreath, date beneath

3 pence
1920 [#10a]
1.14g 500 silver
Bust of George V facing left/Denomination in wreath, date beneath

3 pence
1920 - 1936 [#10b]
Tin-brass
Bust of George V facing left/Denomination in wreath, date beneath

6 pence
1913 - 1919 [#11]
2.83g 925 silver
Bust of King George V facing left/Denomination in wreath, date beneath

6 pence
1920 [#11a]
2.83g 500 silver
Bust of George V facing left/Denomination in wreath, date beneath

6 pence
1920 - 1936 [#11b]
Tin-brass
Bust of George V facing left/Denomination in wreath, date beneath

Shilling
1913 - 1920 [#12]
5.66g 925 silver
Bust of King George V facing left/Palm tree divides date in circular frame

Shilling
1920 - 1936 [#12a]
Tin-brass
Bust of George V facing left/Palm tree divides date in circular frame

Florin
1913 - 1920 [#13]
11.31g 925 silver
Bust of King George V facing left/Palm tree divides date in circular frame

Florin
1920 [#13a]
11.31g 500 silver
Bust of George V facing left/Palm tree divides date in circular frame

Florin
1920 - 1936 [#13b]
Tin-brass
Bust of George V facing left/Palm tree divides date in circular frame

1/10 penny
1936 [#14]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1/2 penny
1936 [#15]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1 penny
1936 [#16]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram, date beneath

1 penny
1936 [#17]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination in English beneath/Hexagram, date beneath

1/2 penny
1937 - 1947 [#18]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1 penny
1937 - 1947 [#19]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram, date beneath

1/10 penny
1938 - 1947 [#20]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

3 pence
1938 - 1947 [#21]
Cupro-nichel
Bust of George VI left/Denomination in wreath, date beneath

6 pence
1938 - 1947 [#22]
Nickel-brass
Bust of King George VI left/Denomination in wreath, date beneath

Shilling
1938 - 1947 [#23]
Nickel-brass
Bust of King George VI left/Palm tree divides date in circular frame

Florin
1938 - 1947 [#24]
Nickel-brass
Bust of King George VI left/Palm tree divides date in circular frame

1 penny
1945 [#25]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram, date beneath

1/10 penny
1949 - 1950 [#26]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1/10 penny
1952 [#26a]
Bronz
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1/2 penny
1949 - 1951 [#27]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1/2 penny
1952 [#27a]
Bronz
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath

Shilling
1949 - 1952 [#28]
Tin-brass
Bust of King George VI facing left/Palm tree divides date in circular frame

Florin
1949 - 1952 [#29]
Nickel-brass
Bust of King George VI facing left/Palm tree divides date in circular frame

1 penny
1951 [#30]
Cupro-nichel
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram, date beneath

1 penny
1952 [#30a]
Bronz
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram, date beneath

6 pence
1952 [#31]
Nickel-brass
Bust of King George VI facing left/Denomination in wreath, date beneath

1/10 penny
1954 - 1957 [#32]
Bronz
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram divides date at bottom

1 penny
1956 - 1958 [#33]
Bronz
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram, date beneath

1 penny
1956 [#34]
Bronz
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath/Hexagram, date beneath

3 pence
1957 [#35]
Cupro-nichel
Bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right/Denomination in wreath, date beneath

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Total of 45 coins from British West Africa in my personal collection.