1/10 Penny - George VI

€11,000.00
IssuerBritish West Africa
Year1949-1950
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1/10 Penny (1⁄2400)
CurrencyPound (1907-1968)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight1.94 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a round hole
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#26
Obverse descriptionCrown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath
Obverse scriptArabic, Latin
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS SEXTVS REX ONE TENTH OF A PENNY عُشِر الپَنّي
Reverse descriptionHexagram divides date at bottom
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBRIT ISH WEST AFRICA · 1949 ·
EdgeSmooth
MintH
Heaton and Sons / The Mint
Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003)
KN
Kings Norton Metal Company,Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962)
Mintage1949 H - - 3 700 000
1949 KN - - 3 036 000
1950 KN - - 13 200 000
1950 KN - Proof -
Catalog ID3349628120
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