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
3 Pence 1939, H, N [British West Africa]
1 Shilling 1940 [British West Africa]
1 Penny 1940, No Letters [British West Africa]
1 Penny 1940, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
3 Pence 1940, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
3 Pence 1940, KN, Mint Mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1 Penny 1941 [British West Africa]
3 Pence 1941 [British West Africa]
1/2 Penny 1941 [British West Africa]
1/10 Penny 1941 [British West Africa]
2 Shillings 1942, KN [British West Africa]
1 Shilling 1942 [British West Africa]
6 Pence 1942 [British West Africa]
1 Penny 1942 [British West Africa]
1/2 Penny 1942 [British West Africa]
1/10 Penny 1942 [British West Africa]
3 Pence 1943, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1 Shilling 1943 [British West Africa]
1/10 Penny 1943 [British West Africa]
6 Pence 1943 [British West Africa]
3 Pence 1943, KN, Mint Mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]
3 Pence 1944, KN [British West Africa]
1/10 Penny 1944 [British West Africa]
1/2 Penny 1944 [British West Africa]
1/10 Penny 1945 [British West Africa]
6 Pence 1945 [British West Africa]
1 Penny 1945, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1 Shilling 1945, KN, mint mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]
2 Shillings 1946, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1/2 Penny 1946 [British West Africa]
2 Shillings 1946, KN, Mint Mark: "KN" - King's Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1/10 Penny 1946, No Letters [British West Africa]
1 Penny 1946, KN, Mint Mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1/10 Penny 1947, KN, Mint Mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa] 81 400 ₽
1 Penny 1947, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1 Shilling 1947, KN, Mint Mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]
6 Pence 1947 [British West Africa]
2 Shillings 1947, KN, mint mark: "KN" - King's Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1/2 Penny 1947, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
1/2 Penny 1947, KN, Mint Mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]
