British West Africa 1952 1/10 penny

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

British West Africa comprised Gambia, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast (now Ghana) and Nigeria. The union broke up in the late fifties as the parts were granted independence. Copper-nickel one-tenth pennies were issued for the region starting in 1907, but with this issue of 1952 the denomination was converted to bronze. This date is common. The issue was terminated in 1957.

Recorded mintage: 15,060,000.

Specification: bronze, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 26a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• 1950-KN 1/10 penny
• 1951 penny
• 1951-KN shilling
• 1952-KN half penny
• 1952 half penny
• 1952 penny
• 1952-KN penny
• 1952 sixpence
• 1952 shilling
• 1952-H shilling
• 1952-KN shilling
• 1954 1/10 penny
• Coins and currency dated 1952