1 Shilling 1949, KN, Mint Mark: "KN" - Kings Norton Metal, Birmingham [British West Africa]

Coins-Africa

Reverse
In the central part, a composition framed by a relief pattern: a palm tree against vegetation, with the numbers 19 and 49 to its left and right respectively, indicating the year of issue: 1949. In the upper part, along the curve of the coin's edge, the text in English: BRITISH WEST AFRICA, below "ONE SHILLING". The coin's edge is decorated with decorative denticles.
Obverse
In the central part, the left-facing profile of King George VI. In the neck truncation, the letter "PM" - the mark of the Birmingham Mint artist Percy Metcalfe. Around the edge of the coin, the inscription in Latin: "GEORGIVS VI DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF:" - George VI by the grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith. The edge of the coin features relief denticulated elements.