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1 Penny 1908 [British West Africa]

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1 Penny 1908 [British West Africa]
  • Country: British West Africa
  • Shape: Round with central hole
  • Weight: 15.5 g
  • Mintage: 3,217,000 pcs.
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Composition: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 1 penny
  • Currency unit: Penny
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Reference: KM# 2
  • Diameter: 30.5 mm
  • Reverse
    Around the upper edge of the coin, the English text 'NIGERIA — BRITISH WEST AFRICA'. The mint year '1908' is below. The inscriptions on the left and right are separated by raised dots. In the central part of the reverse is a raised hexagram design.
  • Obverse
    Around the edge of the coin on the left, the monarch's name in Latin 'EDWARD VII'. To the left, the inscription 'KING & EMPEROR'. Above is the British crown. Below, the inscription in Arabic قرش واحد — 'one penny'. In the central part, the English inscription 'ONE PENNY'.

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