1 Crown
© Rojomano
Features
| Pretended issuer |
Biafra
(Nigeria)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Fantasy coins |
| Year | 2017 |
| Currency | Pound (1967-1970) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 3.7 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 112133 |
Commemorative issue
Declaration of Independence
Obverse
Lion
Date and value
Script: Latin
Lettering:
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BANK OF BIAFRA
1967-2017
CROWN
Reverse
Palm tree and rising sun
Script: Latin
Lettering: PEACE UNITY FREEDOM
Edge
Reeded
Comments
Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria that existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970, taking its name from the Bight of Biafra (the Atlantic bay to its south). The inhabitants were mostly the Igbo people who led the secession due to economic, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions among the various peoples of Nigeria. The creation of the new country was among the causes of the Nigerian Civil War.
There are still a number of political and clandestine organisations that want an independent country for the Igbo People of south-eastern Nigeria.
One of the most active groups is the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). They accuse the state of marginalising the Igbo people. MASSOB says it is a peaceful group and advertises a plan to achieve its goal peacefully. There are two arms to the government, the Biafra Government in Exile and Biafra Shadow Government. In 2009, MASSOB launched "the Biafran International Passport" in response to persistent demand by Biafrans in diaspora.
There are still a number of political and clandestine organisations that want an independent country for the Igbo People of south-eastern Nigeria.
One of the most active groups is the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). They accuse the state of marginalising the Igbo people. MASSOB says it is a peaceful group and advertises a plan to achieve its goal peacefully. There are two arms to the government, the Biafra Government in Exile and Biafra Shadow Government. In 2009, MASSOB launched "the Biafran International Passport" in response to persistent demand by Biafrans in diaspora.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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