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6 Pence - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | West African Currency Board |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| In circulation to | 1973 |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in high relief after the first definitive portrait by Cecil Thomas. The Queen is depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem, with her hair neatly coiffed and a draped neckline visible at the truncation. A fine beaded border encircles the effigy, with the legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND arching around the periphery in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | At the centre of the reverse, two conjoined cocoa pods with leaves are depicted in fine relief, serving as the principal device and symbolising one of Nigeria's principal agricultural commodities. The date 1959 appears below the cocoa pods, with the denomination SIXPENCE inscribed along the lower periphery, flanked by small star ornaments. The legend FEDERATION OF NIGERIA arches around the upper portion of the coin, separated from the inner design by a beaded border. The initials HP (for engraver Thomas Humphrey Paget) appear below the date. |
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