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In 1907, the British colonies in West Africa, Nigeria, the Gold Coast (now Ghana), Sierra Leone, and the Gambia, were merged into a colonial administrative entity called British West Africa. In addition, the money of British West Africa circulated in the territories of Cameroon and Togo (Togoland), which were captured by Great Britain from Germany in 1914.

King Edward VII (1901-1910)

Denomination: 1/10 penny
Year indicated on the coin: 1908
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1908-1910
Metal: copper-nickel alloy
Diameter: 20.5 mm.
Edge type: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: London (not marked) Great Britain
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King Edward VIII (1936)

Denomination: 1 penny
Year indicated on the coin: 1936
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1936
Metal: copper-nickel alloy
Diameter: 31.0 mm.
Edge type: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: London (not marked) Great Britain
Additional information: the coin depicts a sign in the form of a six-pointed star formed by intersecting triangles; the star appeared on the coins of British West Africa as the emblem of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate, which was part of it (since 1914, this star has become the emblem of Nigeria, after the merger of the protectorates of Southern Nigeria and Northern Nigeria into one protectorate); in 1901, after the British troops captured the emirate of Contagora, which became part of the British Protectorate of Northern Nigeria, a beautiful jug made of a copper alloy, covered with patterns, was discovered among the items of the emir, on which this star was also depicted, that's its emblem of the protectorate and made it his first Governor Lord Frederick Lugard

King George VI (1936-1952)

Denomination: 1 penny
Year indicated on the coin: 1947
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947
Metal: copper-nickel alloy
Diameter: 31.0 mm.
Edge type: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: Birmingham (H) Great Britain
Additional information:

Denomination: 1 shilling
Year indicated on the coin: 1939
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1938-1940, 1942, 1943, 1945-1947
Metal: nickel and brass alloy
Diameter: 23.5 mm.
Edge type: ribbed, with a depressed longitudinal groove along the entire circumference; base of the groove - alternating raised dots and transverse lines
Mutual position of the obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: PM (designer Percy Metcalfe)
Mint: London (not marked) Great Britain
Additional information: the coin depicts: King George VI of Great Britain and the oil palm - a symbol of British West Africa

Denomination: 1/2 penny
Year indicated on the coin: 1952
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1952
Metal: bronze
Diameter: 25.5 mm.
Edge type: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: Birmingham (H) Great Britain
Additional information:

Denomination: 1 penny
Year indicated on the coin: 1952
The coin was made with the indication of the years: 1952
Metal: bronze
Diameter: 31.0 mm.
Edge type: smooth
Mutual position of obverse and reverse: medal (0°)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: Birmingham (H) Great Britain
Additional information: