E-auction 589-548122 - fwo_935816 - BRITISH WEST AFRICA 2 Shillings Georges VI 1938 Kings Norton - KN

BRITISH WEST AFRICA 2 Shillings Georges VI 1938 Kings Norton - KN XF

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Estimate :	10 €
Price :	3 €
Maximum bid :	3 €
End of the sale :	29 July 2024 17:55:00
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : 2 Shillings Georges VI

Date: 1938

Mint name / Town : Kings Norton - KN

Quantity minted : 27852000

Metal : nickel-brass

Diameter : 28 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 11,31 g.

Edge : tranche de sécurité 3

Catalogue references :

KM20/24

Obverse

Obverse legend : GEORGIVS VI D·G·BRITT·OMN·REX F·D·IND·IMP.

Obverse description : buste couronné à gauche de Georges VI.

Reverse

Reverse legend : BRITISH WEST AFRICA // . 19 38 . / K N // TWO SHILLINGS.

Reverse description : palmier.

Commentary

Introduite en 1907, la Livre Ouest-Africaine circulait dans les colonies britanniques de l’Afrique de l’ouest : Nigeria, Gambie, Côte de l’Or (Ghana) et Sierra Leone. Elle était égale à la Livre Sterling et a circulé jusqu’en 1958 au Ghana et 1968 en Gambie..

Historical background

BRITISH WEST AFRICA

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