fwo_1051014 - BRITISH WEST AFRICA 2 Shillings Georges V 1919 Heaton
Quantity
Add to your cart
Type : 2 Shillings Georges V
Date: 1919
Mint name / Town : Heaton
Quantity minted : 10866000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 925 ‰
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 11,30 g.
Edge : striée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP:.
Obverse description : buste couronné à gauche du roi Georges V.
Reverse
Reverse legend : BRITISH WEST AFRICA / TWO SHILLINGS / 1919.
Reverse description : palmier.
Commentary
Introduite en 1907, la Livre Ouest-Africaine circulait dans les colonies britanniques de l’Afrique de l’ouest : Nigeria, Gambie, Côte de l’Or (Ghana) et Sierra Leone. Elle était égale à la Livre Sterling et a circulé jusqu’en 1958 au Ghana et 1968 en Gambie..
Introduced in 1907, the West African Pound circulated in the British colonies of West Africa: Nigeria, Gambia, the Gold Coast (Ghana), and Sierra Leone. It was equal to the British pound and circulated until 1958 in Ghana and 1968 in Gambia.
Introduced in 1907, the West African Pound circulated in the British colonies of West Africa: Nigeria, Gambia, the Gold Coast (Ghana), and Sierra Leone. It was equal to the British pound and circulated until 1958 in Ghana and 1968 in Gambia.
Historical background
BRITISH WEST AFRICA
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sell
Full data
Your Recently Viewed Items
10 Francs BERLIOZ FRANCE 1978 F.63.24 UNC-
30.00 €
500 Francs NEW HEBRIDES 1970 P.19a UNC
50.00 €
200 Francs MONTESQUIEU FRANCE 1990 F.70.10c AU
60.00 €
1000 Francs WEST AFRICAN STATES 2009 P.615Hh UNC-
19.00 €
50 Francs JACQUES CŒUR FRANCE 1942 F.19.20 UNC
29.00 €
BRITISH WEST AFRICA 2 Shillings Georges V 1919 Heaton AU
110.00 €
cgbfr.com numismatists
