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1 Penny 1942 [British West Africa]

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1 Penny 1942 [British West Africa]
  • Country: British West Africa
  • Shape: Round with central hole
  • Weight: 9.65 g
  • Mintage: 18,840,000 pcs.
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Composition: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 1 penny
  • Currency unit: Penny
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Reference: KM# 19
  • Diameter: 30.5 mm
  • Reverse
    Around the rim, the English inscription: BRITISH WEST AFRICA. Below, the year of issue '1942'. In the central part of the reverse is a raised design of a hexagram.
  • Obverse
    Around the rim are decorative raised dots. On the left side, along the rim, the Latin inscription 'GEORGIVS VI', on the right 'REX ET IND: IMP:', translating to 'George VI King and Emperor of India'. In the central upper part is a crown, the symbol of British rulers. Below it, around the hole, the inscription 'ONE PENNY'. At the bottom, the denomination in Arabic: 'وَاحِد پَنّي'.

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