British West Africa 1952 6 pence

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers

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. This type was struck but never released for circulation. The SCWC notes that all but about 167 pieces were melted. This specimen was lot 1364 in Stack's Coin Galleries sale (Irvine, July 2011).

Recorded mintage: 2,544,000.

Specification: nickel brass.

Catalog reference: KM 31.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Van Valen, Frank, and Vicken Yegparian, The July 2011 Coin Galleries Sale, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, 2011.

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• Return to coins of British West Africa