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1/10 Penny - Edward VII Pattern
| Emittent | British West Africa |
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| Jahr | 1906 |
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| Nennwert | 1/10 Penny (1⁄2400) |
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| Averslegende | EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR ONE TENTH OF A PENNY عشر البني |
| Reversbeschreibung | Central round hole piercing the field, framed by a bold six-pointed star (Star of David) formed by two interlocking equilateral triangles in raised relief, a design element considered emblematic of trade and identity in the proposed West African coinage series. The outer legend NIGERIA BRITISH WEST AFRICA is distributed around the upper and left periphery. The date 1906 is inscribed in the lower exergual area, flanked by two small pellets. The composition of the reverse is clean and geometric, consistent with a pattern trial intended to test both design and striking characteristics. |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
British West Africa's fractional coinage was designed from the outset for low-value transactions in markets where the existing currency — Spanish and American dollars, German marks, and a tangle of local commodity currencies — was wholly unsuitable for small change. The 1906 aluminium pattern was part of an exploratory phase before the West African Currency Board settled on its final specifications, testing whether aluminium could hold up under tropical conditions and heavy handling.
It could not. Aluminium proved too soft and too easily counterfeited by local craftsmen, and the Board abandoned it before regular issue. Only a handful of these pattern pieces were struck.