Catalog
3 Pence - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | British West Africa |
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| Year | 1957 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the St. Edward's Crown, rendered in the young portrait designed by Mary Gillick. The bust is lightly draped at the shoulder, with the queen's hair styled in a characteristic coiled arrangement. The circular legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND surrounds the effigy, with a fine dentillated border encircling the entire obverse field. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND |
| Reverse description | Central design features the denomination numeral 3 and the word PENCE enclosed within a decorative wreath. The circular legend BRITISH WEST AFRICA arcs around the upper portion of the field, with the date 1957 appearing below the wreath. The Heaton mint mark H is positioned between the base of the wreath and the date. A dentillated border runs along the outer edge of the reverse. |
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