Catalog
6 Pence - George V
| Issuer | British West Africa |
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| Year | 1913-1919 |
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| Currency | Pound (1907-1968) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped effigy of King George V facing left, engraved by Bertram Mackennal, occupying the central field. The king wears the Imperial State Crown and is shown in naval uniform with decorations visible at the shoulder. The surrounding legend reads GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:, with the engraver's initials B.M. appearing at the truncation. A fine beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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British West Africa's silver sixpence series was struck at both the Royal Mint in London and the Heaton Mint in Birmingham, with Heaton-struck pieces identifiable by an 'H' mintmark. The 1913–1919 window spans the whole of the First World War, during which metal supplies and mint capacity were under considerable strain — production was frequently diverted or curtailed to meet military coinage demands across the empire.
The .925 silver standard matched sterling, a deliberate policy choice to maintain exchange parity with British coinage circulating alongside it in the West African Currency Board's territory.