2 Shillings - George VI
Features
| Location |
British West Africa
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing institution | West African Currency Board |
| King |
George VI (1936-1952)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1949-1952 |
| Value | 2 Shillings (⅒) |
| Currency | Pound (1907-1968) |
| Composition | Nickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel) |
| Weight | 11.31 g |
| Diameter | 28.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 11906 |
| References | KM# 29 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Crowned head of King George VI facing left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
+ GEORGIVS VI DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF:
PM
Unabridged legend: + GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM OMNIUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR
Translation: George VI, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britons, Defender of the Faith
Engraver: Percy Metcalfe
Reverse
Palm tree divides date in circular frame, denomination below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BRITISH WEST AFRICA
. 19 49 .
KN
TWO SHILLINGS
Edge
Security
Mints
| H | Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
| KN | Kings Norton Metal Company, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962) |
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1949 H | 
|
7 500 000 | $ 4.90 | $ 5.00 | 44% | ||||||||||
| 1949 KN |
|
7 576 000 | $ 5.00 | $ 160 | 30% | ||||||||||
| 1951 H |
|
6 566 000 | $ 5.80 | $ 6.70 | 35% | ||||||||||
| 1951 H | Proof | 1.6% | |||||||||||||
| 1952 H | 4 410 000 | 10% | |||||||||||||
| 1952 KN |
|
1 236 000 | $ 54 | 6% | |||||||||||
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