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6 Pence
| Issuer | Republic of Biafra |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Weight | 1.2 g |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '6' dominates the central field, with the denomination legend PENCE inscribed along the lower periphery. The legend REPUBLIC OF BIAFRA curves around the upper border, and the date 1969 is placed in the upper central field above the large numeral. Two small floral or rosette ornaments appear at the lower left and right of the inner border, serving as decorative stops. |
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| Mintage | 1969 |
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Biafra's coinage was issued during the final, desperate phase of the secession — by 1969 the breakaway republic had been reduced to a shrinking enclave in southeastern Nigeria, under blockade and facing mass starvation. That coins were struck at all reflects the government's determination to project the trappings of statehood even as the military situation collapsed. The aluminium composition was not an aesthetic choice; the Republic had virtually no access to copper or other base metals through the blockade.
Biafra surrendered in January 1970. Most of this coinage never meaningfully circulated.