Logo Title
avers
revers
Museums Victoria / CC-BY

⅒ Penny – British West Africa

Standard circulation coins
Context
Year: 1952
Ruler: George VI
Currency:
(1907—1968)
Demonetized: Yes
Total mintage: 15,060,000
Material
Diameter: 20.2 mm
Weight: 1.94 g
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Composition: Bronze (95.5% Copper, 3% Tin, 1.5% Zinc)
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Medal alignment
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard26a
Numista: #10903

Obverse

Inscription:
GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX

ONE TENTH OF A PENNY

عُشِر الپَنّي
Translation:
George the Sixth King

One Tenth of a Penny

One Tenth of a Penny
Scripts: Arabic, Latin
Languages: Arabic, Latin

Reverse

Inscription:
BRITISH WEST AFRICA

· 1952 ·
Script: Latin

Edge

Plain

Mints

NameMark
Royal Mint (Tower Hill)

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
195215,060,000
1952Proof

Series: 1952 British West Africa circulation coins

⅒ Penny obverse
⅒ Penny reverse
⅒ Penny
1952
½ Penny obverse
½ Penny reverse
½ Penny
1952
1 Penny obverse
1 Penny reverse
1 Penny
1952
6 Pence obverse
6 Pence reverse
6 Pence
1952
🌱 Fairly Common