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Next coins up are the 1947.. 3 Pence and 6 Pence. Obverse..Effigy of the ruling British monarch George VI with the initials PM (Engraver Percy Metcalfe) at the truncation of the neck, legend around GEORGIVS VI D · G · BRITT · OMN · REX F · D · IND · IMP:. Reverse..Within an oak wreath tied with ribbon, the denomination in two lines: 3 PENCE or 6 PENCE; Legend around, BRITISH WEST AFRICA; below the wreath the date. Mintmark (If any) between the wreath and date. 1947 3 Pence..Copper-Nickel..21.45mm diameter..5.1gr..Security Edge..KM#21 Minted at.. Heaton..10,000,000 Mintmark H Kings Norton..11,248,000 Mintmark KN 1947 6 Pence (1/2 Shilling)..Nickel-Brass..19.5mm diameter..3.5gr..Security Edge..KM#22 Only minted at The Royal Mint London (No Mintmark)..6,120,000  Here's my examples.. 1947 3 Pence H (Heaton and Sons Birmingham) 1947 6 Pence No mintmark ( The Royal Mint London)  |
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1947 Last 2 coins in the set are..The 1 Shilling and 2 Shillings.. Obverse..Crowned head of King George VI facing left.. The legend around, GEORGIVS VI D · G · BRITT · OMN · REX F · D · IND · IMP: (George the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India); below the neck truncation are the initials PM (Engraver Percy Metcalfe). Reverse..In the centre, dividing the date 1947, a palm tree with vegetation around the base; around the outside a circle broken by decorative extensions adjacent to the date, BRITISH WEST AFRICA (above) and the denomination TWO SHILLINGS/ONE SHILLING (below). The mint mark None, H or KN is buried at the base of the palm tree. 1947 One Shilling..Nickel-Brass..23.6mm diameter..5.6gr..Security Edge..KM#23 Minted at.. The Royal Mint London..No mintmark..99,200,000 Heaton and Sons Birmingham..(H Mintmark)..10,000,000 Kings Norton Metal Co..(KN Mintmark)..10,384,000 1947 Two Shilling..Nickel-Brass..28.5mm diameter..11.3gr..Security Edge..KM#24 Minted at.. Heaton and Sons Birmingham..(H Mintmark)..4,758,000 Kings Norton Metal Co..(KN Mintmark)..4,200,000  Here's my examples.. 1947 One Shilling..No mintmark..The Royal Mint London..KM#23 1947 Two Shilling..H Mintmark..Heaton and Sons Birmingham..KM#24  |
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Here's the 1947 British West Africa set together.  |
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Thanks jbuck. Thought I'd put up another index post before moving on to the next set.... Hopefully this will help people when searching... British India George VI 1940 set..........Pages 1-2
Princely states Bahawalpur 1940...........Page 2
British India Queen Victoria 1862 set.....Pages 2-8
British India George v 1919 set...........Pages 9-11
British India Edward VII 1907 set.........Pages 12-14
British India George VI 1946 set..........Pages 14-15
British India George VI 1947 set..........Pages 15-16
British West Africa George VI 1947 set....Page 16 |
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Thought I'd put up another index post before moving on to the next set.... Well done! I hope you do not mind, but I have added it to your original post as well. |
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I hope you do not mind, but I have added it to your original post as well. Perfect! Thank you very much.. |
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Hi, Sorry to post in this very old thread; I thought I'd share my 1862 1/4 rupee (v1ctoria) for informational purposes as there doesn't seem to be a picture here and I am also looking for similar to compare to mine. Please feel free to use the pictures in the forum if you have an updated thread on the topic.   |
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Hi oggy....Apologies for not answering before but I've only just seen your post....Very good looking coin with nice detail!..... That is a rare coin!!...Thank you so much for posting it .....Could you post the diameter size and what the milled edge type is...Thanks Paul ps.....Interesting die blocks on the T and O ? Edited by Palouche
11/17/2020 5:13 pm
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Just discovered this thread today, probably as it predates when I started posting here nig time around January of this year. It was great and a lot of detail. I have a few Indian coins - but none like yours Palouche! What I do have to show are British west african 2 shilling coins.   1946 2 shillings brass EF (Apologies for the bad photo). But what is interesting was before 1920 these coins were sterling silver and Florin sized.   They either changed to brass because of price of silver, or the fact silver did not last well in the hot humid climates of Nigeria, Gold Coast and Sierra Leone (Possibly used in the Gambia and Cameroons too?) Edited by Princetane
11/25/2020 9:32 pm
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Hi Princetane... Nice couple of coins there especially the 1916 Quote:
They either changed to brass because of price of silver, or the fact silver did not last well in the hot humid climates of Nigeria, Gold Coast and Sierra Leone (Possibly used in the Gambia and Cameroons too?) ...I'm pretty sure the change in metal composition was due to the first world war and the repercussions that followed. I will be restarting this thread in the New Year with some new sets that I've completed this year....Just in case your interested......Paul |
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