British West Africa

11 DIFFERENT VARIANTS – WITH RARE 1915 H (66,000 MINTED) AND 1920 H KM#13a Very beautiful set of 11 different 2 Shillings coins from British West Africa, during the reign of George V, minted between 1913 and 1920. A particularly interesting ensemble bringing together almost all the main dates and workshop variants of the silver series. The 11 coins offered are: - 1913 - 1914 - 1914 H - 1915 H - 1916 H - 1917 H - 1918 H - 1919 - 1919 H - 1920 - 1920 H The letter H corresponds to the Heaton Mint striking, Birmingham. A particularly interesting series The issues from 1913 to 1920, reference KM#13, are struck in 925‰ silver, for a theoretical weight of 11.3104 g per coin and a diameter of about 28 mm. Numista The lot notably includes the sought-after: 1915 H – only 66,000 minted, the lowest mintage of this series listed by Numista. Numista Also present: 1914 – 330,000 minted 1914 H – 637,000 minted 1917 H – 1,059,000 minted 1920 without H – 683,000 minted. Numista Variant 1920 H The 1920 H coin constitutes a distinct type, referenced KM#13a, struck in 500‰ silver, also with the theoretical weight of 11.3104 g. This variant is listed separately by Numista, which currently assigns it a high rarity index in registered collections. Numista Characteristics Country/Territory: British West Africa – Afrique Occidentale Britannique Authority: West African Currency Board Sovereign: George V Value: 2 Shillings Period: 1913-1920 Metal: silver References: KM#13 and KM#13a Number of coins: 11 Total theoretical weight: about 124.4 g Obverse: crowned bust of King George V to the left. Reverse: palm tree, date on either side of the trunk and legend BRITISH WEST AFRICA – TWO SHILLINGS. Grade No professional grade assessment is provided; please judge the condition from the numerous photographs. Important The red presentation stand / display mount visible in some photographs is for display purposes only and IS NOT PART OF THE SALE. The sale concerns exclusively the 11 2 Shilling coins described above.

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