| Issuer | British West Africa |
| Year | 1937-1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound (1907-1968) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 9.45 g |
| Dimensions | 30.8 mm |
| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round with a round hole Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#19 |
| Obverse description | Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND:IMP: ONE PENNY K N وَاحِد پَنّي |
| Reverse description | Hexagram, date beneath |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | BRITISH WEST AFRICA 1940 |
| Edge | Smooth |
| 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) SA Pretoria, South Africa(1890-1902, 1923-1992) |
| Mintage | 1937 H - - 11 999 000 1937 H - Proof - 1937 KN - - 11 999 000 1937 KN - Proof - 1940 - - 3 840 000 1940 - Proof - 1940 H - - 2 400 000 1940 KN - - 2 400 000 1941 - - 6 960 000 1941 - Proof - 1942 - - 18 840 000 1943 - - 28 920 000 1943 H - - 7 140 000 1944 - - 19 440 000 1945 - - 6 072 000 1945 - Proof - 1945 H - - 9 000 000 1945 KN - - 9 557 000 1946 H - - 10 446 000 1946 KN - - 11 976 000 1946 SA - - 1 020 000 1947 H - - 12 443 000 1947 KN - - 9 829 000 1947 SA - - 58 980 000 |
| Catalog ID | 4703853340 |
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