| Issuer | British West Africa |
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| Year | 1912-1936 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/10 Penny (1⁄2400) |
| Currency | Pound (1907-1968) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 1.94 g |
| Diameter | 20.5 mm |
| Thickness | 0.9 mm |
| Shape | Round with a round hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#7 |
| Obverse description | Crown above centre hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath. NOTE: Mintmark (if present) just below hole |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS V REX ET IND: IMP: ONE TENTH OF A PENNY عُشِر الپَنّي KN |
| Reverse description | Six-pointed star (hexagram) around central hole, divided date below |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | BRITISH WEST AFRICA · 1925 · |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) 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) |
| Mintage | 1912 H - - 10 800 000 1913 - - 4 632 000 1913 H - - 1 080 000 1914 - - 1 200 000 1914 H - - 20 088 000 1915 H - - 10 032 000 1916 H - (fr) rare - 480 000 1917 H - - 9 384 000 1919 H - - 912 000 1919 KN - (fr) rare - 480 000 1920 H - - 1 560 000 1920 KN - - 12 996 000 1920 KN - Proof - 1922 KN - - 7 265 000 1923 KN - - 12 000 000 1925 - - 2 400 000 1925 H - - 12 000 000 1925 KN - - 12 000 000 1926 - - 12 000 000 1927 - - 3 984 000 1927 - Proof - 1928 - - 11 760 000 1928 - Proof - 1928 H - - 2 964 000 1928 KN - - 3 151 000 1930 - - 9 600 000 1930 - Proof - 1931 - - 9 840 000 1931 - Proof - 1932 - - 3 600 000 1932 - Proof - 1933 - - 7 200 000 1933 - Proof - 1934 - - 4 800 000 1934 - Proof - 1935 - - 13 200 000 1935 - Proof - 1936 - - 9 720 000 1936 - Proof - |
| Numisquare ID | 9430215840 |
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