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NIGERIA
KM 5 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
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NIGERIA
KM 5 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
| 1 shilling | 22.7 | 5.2 | Security | Copper-Nickel | Medal |
| Obverse | Reverse | ||
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The inscriptions
along the rim: title of queen, in the center - crowned head of queen
Elizabeth II right.
Nigeria was British colony until October 1, 1960. |
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The inscriptions along the rim: title of colony, face value. In the center: palm divides the year of minting. The pound was the currency of Nigeria between 1907 and 1973. |