Coin Types from West Africa

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British West Africa: (more info)

km#1 1/10 Penny (1907-1908) aluminum
km#3 1/10 Penny (1908-1910) copper-nickel
km#4 1/10 Penny (1911)
km#7 1/10 Penny (1912-1936)
km#14 1/10 Penny (1936)
km#20 1/10 Penny (1938-1950)
km#26 1/10 Penny (1949-1950)
km#26a 1/10 Penny (1952)
km#32 1/10 Penny (1954-1957)
km#5 1/2 Penny (1911)
km#8 1/2 Penny (1912-1936)
km#15 1/2 Penny (1936) King Edward 8
km#18 1/2 Penny (1937-1947)
km#27 1/2 Penny (1949,1951)
km#27a 1/2 Penny (1952)
km#2 1 Penny (1907-1910)
km#6 1 Penny (1911)
km#9 1 Penny (1912-1936)
km#16 1 Penny (1936)
km#19 1 Penny (1937-1947) copper-nickel
km#30 1 Penny (1951)
km#30a 1 Penny (1952)
km#33 1 Penny (1956-1958)
km#34 1 Penny (1956)
km#10 3 Pence (1913-1919)
km#10a 3 Pence (1920) silver
km#10b 3 Pence (1920-1936) tin-brass
km#21 3 Pence (1938-1947)
km#35 3 Pence (1957)
km#11 6 Pence (1913-1919)
km#11a 6 Pence (1920)
km#11b 6 Pence (1920-1936) tin-brass
km#22 6 Pence (1938-1947)
km#31 6 Pence (1952)
km#12 1 Shilling (1913-1920)
km#12a 1 Shilling (1920-1936)
km#23 1 Shilling (1938-1947)
km#28 1 Shilling (1948-1952)
km#13 2 Shilling (1913-1920)
km#13a 2 Shilling (1920)
km#13b 2 Shillings (1920-1936)
km#24 2 Shillings (1938-1947)
km#29 2 Shilling (1949-1952)

French West Africa (and Togo): (more info)

km#1 50 Centimes (1944)
km#2 1 Franc (1944)
km#3 1 Franc (1948,1955)
km#4 2 Francs (1948,1955)
km#5 5 Francs (1956)
km#6 10 Francs (1956)
km#8 10 Francs (1957)
km#7 25 Francs (1956)
km#9 25 Francs (1957)

West African States: (more info)

km#3.1 1 Franc (1961-1976)
km#8 1 Franc (1976-1995)
km#2 5 Francs (1960-1963)
km#2a 5 Francs (1965+)
km#1 10 Francs (1959-1964)
km#1a 10 Francs (1965-1981)
km#10 10 Francs (1981+)
km#5 25 Francs (1970-1979)
km#9 25 Francs (1980+)
km#6 50 Francs (1972+)
km#4 100 Francs (1967+)
km#14 200 Francs (2003+)
km#13 250 Francs (1992-1996)
km#7 500 Francs (1972)
km#15 500 Francs (2003+)

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