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The obverse is dominated by a central vignette of a tall palm tree enclosed within an ornate guilloche border, with the numeral "2" repeated at left and right. "BRITISH WEST AFRICA" arcs across the top, while "WEST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD" appears in bold lettering below the vignette, above a promise-to-pay clause. The place of issue "LAGOS" and a manuscript date occupy the lower left, with the denomination "TWO SHILLINGS" in a cartouche at lower right, accompanied by two handwritten signatures and a circular authority stamp. |
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| توضیحات پشت اسکناس |
The reverse is printed on plain cream-coloured paper and carries a central Arabic-script inscription in black letterpress, set against an otherwise unadorned surface with faint ruled lines visible in the background. |
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The West African Currency Board was established in 1912 to provide a unified currency across British West African territories — Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia — replacing a chaotic mix of local and trade currencies. This 2 Shillings note belongs to the first series the Board ever issued, authorized under wartime conditions when shipping silver coinage from Britain had become both expensive and hazardous. The fractional denominations were essentially pressed into existence by the difficulty of moving metal across U-boat-patrolled waters.
Waterlow & Sons handled the printing. The series was short-lived; once postwar coin supplies normalized, the Board wound down paper issues at the lower denominations.