Nigeria-British West Africa
1908
1/10d One tenth of a penny
Seal of Solomon & date
Crown above value
1911h
Heton mint Birmingham
1/10d One tenth of a penny
Seal of Solomon & date
Crown above value
British West Africa
1934
1/10d One tenth of a penny
Seal of Solomon & date
Crown above value
1936
1/10d One tenth of a penny
Seal of Solomon & date
Crown above value
1939
3d Threepence
Value in wreath
King George VI
1938
6d Sixpence
Value in wreath
King George VI
1940
6d Sixpence
Value in wreath
King George VI
1943
6d Sixpence
Value in wreath
King George VI
1920
1/- One Shilling
Palm Tree & date
King George V
1926
1/- One Shilling
Palm Tree & date
King George V
1939
1/- One Shilling
Palm Tree & date
King George VI
1949
1/- One Shilling
Palm Tree & date
King George VI
1938
2/- Two Shilling
Palm Tree & date
King George VI
Federation of Nigeria
1959
1d One Penny
Seal of Solomon & date
Crown above value
British West Africa consisted of six former colonial territories. Britain began establishing trading posts on the West African coast in the 18th century. By the early 20th century The Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast, British Togoland, Nigeria, and the British Cameroons had all been established as British colonies. The Gold Coast and British Togoland, which had been administered together, became the independent country of Ghana in 1957. Nigeria became independent in 1960. In 1961 the northern part of the British Cameroons became part of Nigeria, and the southern part joined the newly independent country of Cameroon, which formerly had been administered by France as the French Cameroons. Sierra Leone became an independent country in 1961, The Gambia in 1965.
