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2 Shillings - George V
| Issuer | British West Africa |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of King George V wearing an imperial crown, with a short beard and dressed in robes with a draped collar. The portrait is rendered in high relief in a classic early 20th-century British colonial style. The circular legend surrounds the effigy, reading GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:, with a small stop at the base of the field. The coin features an inner beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: |
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| Reverse lettering | BRITISH WEST AFRICA 19 20 TWO SHILLINGS |
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