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2 Shillings 1925 [British West Africa]

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2 Shillings 1925 [British West Africa]

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  • Country: British West Africa
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 11.31 g
  • Mintage: 3,700,000 pcs.
  • Metal: Tin-Brass
  • Composition: Sn-Cu-Zn
  • Denomination: 2 Shillings
  • Currency Unit: Shilling
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Designer: obverse: Edgar Bertram MacKennal; mark: B.M.
  • Catalog Number: KM# 13b
  • Diameter: 28.5 mm
  • UNC: 22507 ₽
  • Reverse
    Around the upper edge of the coin, the English text: BRITISH WEST AFRICA. Below, the inscription 2 SHILLINGS. In the central part, within a closed rim decorated with ornamental elements on the left and right, a depiction of a palm tree and the mint year '1925'.
  • Obverse
    Around the edge of the coin, the Latin text: 'GEORGIVS V DG BRITT: OMN: REX FD IND: IMP:', which translates to 'George V, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India'. The full original text is: 'GEORGIVS V DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM OMNIUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR INDIAE IMPERATOR'. In the central part, a left-facing bust of the monarch.

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