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3 Pence - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | Central Bank of Nigeria |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Currency | Pound (1918-1973) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistic rendering of a cotton plant (Gossypium) occupies the central field, depicting a mature cotton boll, two additional developing bolls, open flowers, and foliage on an elegantly curved stem, engraved by Paul Vincze and signed with his initials P.V. in the lower field. The legend FEDERATION OF NIGERIA arcs across the upper periphery with the date 1959 below it, while THREE PENCE curves along the lower periphery. Two six-pointed star ornaments flank the lower legend as decorative separators. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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