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Have just added these to my online gallery and hope that you like them :ninja:

 

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.

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Not realy sure as to why but they deffinatly feel chunkier than the other colonial I have ;) and found these two hiding away in another folder today :ninja:

 

Federation of Nigeria

1959

1/- One Shilling

Palm Tree

Queen Elizabeth II

 

1961

1/- One Shilling

Palm Tree

Queen Elizabeth II

 

So have added them to the Omni gallery ;)

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