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3 Pence 1926 [British West Africa]

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3 Pence 1926 [British West Africa]
  • Country: British West Africa
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 1.5 g
  • Mintage: 1,600,000 pcs.
  • Metal: Tin-Brass
  • Composition: Sn-Cu-Zn
  • Denomination: 3 pence
  • Currency unit: Penny
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Designer: obverse: Edgar Bertram MacKennal; mintmark: B.M.
  • Reference: KM# 10b
  • Diameter: 16.3 mm
  • Reverse
    Around the upper edge of the coin, the English text: BRITISH WEST AFRICA. Below, the year of issue '1926'. In the central part, within a closed wreath, a two-line inscription '3 PENCE'.
  • Obverse
    Around the edge of the coin are decorative raised dots. Along the rim, Latin inscriptions: 'GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT:' and 'OMN. REX F.D. IND: IMP:', which translate as 'George V, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India'. In the central part, a left-facing profile portrait of the King.

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