E-auction 283-204192 - fwo_415155 - BIAFRA 2 1/2 Shilling 1969

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Estimate :	95 €
Price :	72 €
Maximum bid :	105 €
End of the sale :	17 September 2018 17:04:30
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : 2 1/2 Shilling

Date: 1969

Quantity minted : -

Metal : aluminium

Diameter : 37 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Edge : lisse

Catalogue references :

KM20/4

Obverse

Obverse legend : REPUBLIC OF BIAFRA //1969 // 2 1/2 / *SHILLING*.

Obverse description : léopard.

Reverse

Reverse legend : PEACE·UNITY·FREEDOM.

Reverse description : palmier et soleil levant.

Commentary

Majoritairement peuplé de ibos, le Biafra est un état sécessionniste de la république fédérale du Nigéria situé au sud est qui exista du 30 mai 1967 au 12 janvier 1970. La reprise de cette région et des précieux champs pétroliers du delta causa une famine et des millions de morts..