Coins of British West Africa
Found: 196Coins of British West Africa: 196 records in the reference, struck between 1907 and 1957. By metal: cupronickel (copper-nickel) — 95, tin-brass — 31, nickel silver — 29, silver — 26. By denomination: penny — 144, shilling — 52. Reference prices run from 600 to 961 900 roubles. Every entry carries photographs of both sides, metal, fineness, weight, diameter, mintage and catalogue numbers after Bitkin, Uzdenikov and Conros. The country is identified by the legend and the coat of arms, and where the legend is unreadable — by the denomination and monetary unit: most states used a unit of their own. The same type was struck for years, and varieties differ by date, mint and small die details.
West Africa (BCEAO) 121Egypt 117Angola 114East Africa 101Democratic Republic of the Congo 89German East Africa 69Algeria 69Djibouti 58Liberia 54Zambia 51Botswana 48Belgian Congo 44Zimbabwe 42Guinea 42Ghana 35Gambia 29South Africa 28Tunisia 27Eswatini 26Benin 24Seychelles 23Mauritius 22Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 20Burundi 19 All — by country
6 Pence 1918 [British West Africa] 18 100 ₽
2 Shillings 1918 [British West Africa] 7 200 ₽
1 Shilling 1919, no mint mark [British West Africa] 1 200 ₽
3 Pence 1919 [British West Africa] 2 200 ₽
2 Shillings 1919, No Mint Mark [British West Africa] 3 900 ₽
2 Shillings 1919, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa] 4 400 ₽
6 Pence 1919 [British West Africa] 2 000 ₽
1 Penny 1919, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1/2 Penny 1919, KN, Mint Mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1/2 Penny 1919, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1/10 Penny 1920, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa] 1 600 ₽
6 Pence 1920, Silver [British West Africa] 38 400 ₽
2 Shillings 1920, Silver [British West Africa] 14 800 ₽
1 Shilling 1920, KN, Brass [British West Africa]
1/2 Penny 1920, KN, Mint Mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]
2 Shillings 1920, Brass [British West Africa]
1/2 Penny 1920, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1 Penny 1920, H, mint mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
3 Pence 1920 [British West Africa]
1 Penny 1920, KN, mint mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]
6 Pence 1920, Brass [British West Africa]
1 Penny 1922 [British West Africa] 25 300 ₽
1/10 Penny 1922 [British West Africa]
2 Shillings 1922, Brass [British West Africa]
6 Pence 1923 [British West Africa] 7 700 ₽
1 Shilling 1923, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
2 Shillings 1923 [British West Africa]
1/10 Penny 1923 [British West Africa]
6 Pence 1924, H [British West Africa] 10 700 ₽
2 Shillings 1924 [British West Africa] 119 300 ₽
6 Pence 1924, KN, mint mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa] 81 400 ₽
1 Shilling 1924, no mint mark [British West Africa]
6 Pence 1924, no mint mark [British West Africa]
1 Shilling 1925 [British West Africa] 1 700 ₽
2 Shillings 1925 [British West Africa] 28 500 ₽
6 Pence 1925 [British West Africa]
3 Pence 1925 [British West Africa]
1/10 Penny 1925, KN, Mint Mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]
2 Shillings 1926 [British West Africa] 2 200 ₽
1 Penny 1926 [British West Africa]
