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2 Shillings - George VI Trial Strike

Issuer British West Africa
Year 1942
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Currency Pound (1907-1968)
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Obverse script Latin
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Reverse description Central design features a stylised palm tree within a circular frame, dividing the date 1942 on either side. The mintmark 'KN' appears at the base of the palm tree, above the first 'I' of SHILLINGS. The inscription BRITISH WEST AFRICA arcs above the central frame, while TWO SHILLINGS appears below. A beaded border surrounds the entire design.
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Mintage 1942
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