| Issuer | British West Africa |
| Year | 1956-1958 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound (1907-1968) |
| Composition | Bronze (95.5% Copper, 3% Tin, 1.5% Zinc) |
| Weight | 9.45 g |
| Dimensions | 30.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round with a round hole Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#33 |
| Obverse description | Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath |
| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND ONE PENNY وَاحِد پَنّي |
| Reverse description | Hexagram, date beneath |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | BRITISH WEST AFRICA 1956 |
| Edge | |
| 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 | 1956 H - - 13 503 000 1956 KN - - 13 500 000 1957 - - 9 000 000 1957 - Proof - 1957 H - - 5 340 000 1957 KN - - 5 600 000 1957 N - error strike missing `K` - 1958 - - 12 200 000 1958 - Proof - 1958 KN - - |
| Catalog ID | 9953984580 |
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