Coins of Africa of 1959

Coins of Africa of 1959: 8 records in the reference. By metal: bronze — 4, aluminum — 2, silver — 1, cupronickel (copper-nickel) — 1. By denomination: franc — 6, shilling — 1, piastre — 1. By country: Guinea — 3, Djibouti — 2, West Africa (BCEAO) — 1, Niger — 1. Every entry carries photographs of both sides, metal, fineness, weight, diameter, mintage and catalogue numbers after Bitkin, Uzdenikov and Conros. The year of striking appears on the coin itself and, together with the mint, defines the variety. Coins of one year from different mints differ by the letters below the truncation and by die details, and prices between varieties differ several times over.