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fwo_272628 - RHODESIA AND NYASALAND (Federation of) 2 Shilling Elisabeth II / aigle pêcheur sur blason, lion et antilope 1955

RHODESIA AND NYASALAND (Federation of) 2 Shilling Elisabeth II / aigle pêcheur sur blason, lion et antilope 1955  AU
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Item sold on our e-shop (2012)
Price : 16.00 €
Type : 2 Shilling Elisabeth II / aigle pêcheur sur blason, lion et antilope
Date: 1955
Quantity minted : 1750000
Metal : copper nickel
Diameter : 28 mm
Edge : striée
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : + QUEEN·ELIZABETH·THE·SECOND.
Obverse description : buste lauré à droite de la reine Élisabeth II.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ·RHODESIA AND NYASALAND· // E R // HP // TWO SHILLINGS·1956.
Reverse description : aigle pêcheur.

Commentary


Fondée en 1953, la Fédération de Rhodésie et du Nyassaland regroupait les colonies du Nyassaland, de Rhodésie du Nord et de Rhodésie du Sud. Elle est dissoute le 31 décembre 1963..

Historical background


RHODESIA AND NYASALAND (Federation of)

(1953-1963)

The federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland united the colonies of Nyasaland, Northern Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia. Initially thought of as a counterweight to a South Africa considered hostile, the federation was dissolved in 1963 due to the intransigence of white settlers in Southern Rhodesia.

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