2 Shillings 1920, Silver [British West Africa]

Name: Монеты 2 Shillings 1920, Silver [British West Africa]
Price: 12900 RUB
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Reverse
In the central part, within a stylized circular frame, is a palm tree dividing the mint year '1920' into two parts. Above, along the rim, the inscription 'BRITISH WEST AFRICA' in English, below 'TWO SHILLINGS'. The edge is decorated with decorative denticles.
Obverse
In the central part of the coin is struck the left-facing profile of King George V of Great Britain wearing a crown. Along the arc of the coin's edge runs the Latin text 'GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:', which translates to 'GEORGE V BY THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF ALL THE BRITONS, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, EMPEROR OF INDIA'. Below the portrait is a dot. The coin's edge is decorated with decorative raised denticles.