6 Pence - George V Obverse Trial

Trial pieces for British West Africa coinage were produced at the Royal Mint as compositional or die tests prior to approving a working specification — they were never intended for circulation and exist outside the standard production run entirely. The shift toward base metal alloys in West African subsidiary coinage during the early 1920s reflected both post-war metal economics and the colonial administration's interest in distinguishing local currency from metropolitan issues.

Tin brass as a trial composition was ultimately rejected for this denomination. The approved sixpence continued in cupro-nickel.