2 shillings of British West Africa, 1919
Also known as: 2 shillings van Brits West Afrika, 1919
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
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 striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 11.3 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2,7 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 11,3 g · diameter 2.7 cm x weight 11.3 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 11.3 g
Design
- 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.
Identification
- Original title
- 2 shillings van Brits West Afrika, 1919
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-6193
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Material
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- Weight
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Catalogue references
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