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British West Africa

British West Africa was the collective designation for British colonial territories and currency administration in West Africa.

Kind: colony
Region: West Africa, Africa

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2 shillings of British West Africa, 1919

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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2 shillings of British West Africa, 1919

1919

Silver coin. Obverse: bust of King George V facing left. Reverse: between date, palm tree standing on ground. Country designation at top in circumscription and denomination at bottom. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-6193; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique strik…

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