8 Shillings - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait

€19,772.00
IssuerThe Gambia
Year1970
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value8 Shillings (⅖)
CurrencyPound (1966-1971)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight33.8 g
Dimensions41 mm
Thickness3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Arnold Machin
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#7, Schön#7
Obverse descriptionPortrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringTHE GAMBIA 1970
Reverse descriptionHippopotamus left. Value in English above it. Values in both Wolof and Mandinka languages below hippo.
Reverse scriptArabic, Latin
Reverse lettering8 SHILLINGS جاردرخر دليس جل
(Translation: `dalasi fula` (Mandinka) and `dérém nyaar` (Wolof) . Both mean `Two basic currencies`, - two derem / two dalasis)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1970  - - 25 000
Catalog ID1164763910
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