Coin Types from West Africa

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British West Africa:

 C   S  W   C=Collection  S=Spare for Trade  W=Wantlist
$ km1 1/10 Penny (1907-1908) aluminum Image from Roger Zimmerman
$ km3 1/10 Penny (1908-1910) copper-nickel
$ km4 1/10 Penny (1911) Image from Jim Earl
$ km7 1/10 Penny (1912-1936)
$ km14 1/10 Penny (1936)
$ km20 1/10 Penny (1938-1950)
$ km26 1/10 Penny (1949-1950)
$ km26a 1/10 Penny (1952)
$ km32 1/10 Penny (1954-1957)
$ km5 1/2 Penny (1911) Image from Jeff S.
$ km8 1/2 Penny (1912-1936)
$ km15 1/2 Penny (1936) King Edward 8
$ km18 1/2 Penny (1937-1947)
$ km27 1/2 Penny (1949,1951) Image from Jeff S.
$ km27a 1/2 Penny (1952) bronze
$ km2 1 Penny (1907-1910)
$ km6 1 Penny (1911)
$ km9 1 Penny (1912-1936)
$ km16 1 Penny (1936)
$ km19 1 Penny (1937-1947) copper-nickel
$ km30 1 Penny (1951) Image from NGC
$ km30a 1 Penny (1952) Image from Jeff S.
$ km33 1 Penny (1956-1958)
$ km34 1 Penny (1956) Contributed Image
$ km10 3 Pence (1913-1919) ASW=0.0340
$ km10a 3 Pence (1920) silver ASW=0.0184 Image from NGC
$ km10b 3 Pence (1920-1936) tin-brass
$ km21 3 Pence (1938-1947)
$ km35 3 Pence (1957)
$ km11 6 Pence (1913-1919) ASW=0.0841 Image from Jeff S.
$ km11a 6 Pence (1920) ASW=0.0455
$ km11b 6 Pence (1920-1936) tin-brass Image from Don Evans
$ km22 6 Pence (1938-1947)
$ km31 6 Pence (1952) Contributed Image
$ km12 1 Shilling (1913-1920) ASW=0.1682
$ km12a 1 Shilling (1920-1936)
$ km23 1 Shilling (1938-1947) Image from Jeff S. For Sale $2.00
$ km28 1 Shilling (1948-1952) Image from Jeff S. For Sale $5.00
$ km13 2 Shilling (1913-1920) ASW=0.3364 Image from NGC
$ km13a 2 Shilling (1920) ASW=0.1818
$ km13b 2 Shillings (1920-1936) Contributed Image
$ km24 2 Shillings (1938-1947) Image from Jeff S.
$ km29 2 Shilling (1949-1952) Image from Jeff S.

French West Africa (and Togo):

 C   S  W   C=Collection  S=Spare for Trade  W=Wantlist
$ km1 50 Centimes (1944) Image from Jeff S.
$ km2 1 Franc (1944)
$ km3 1 Franc (1948,1955)
$ km4 2 Francs (1948,1955)
$ km5 5 Francs (1956)
$ km6 10 Francs (1956)
$ km8 10 Francs (1957)
$ km7 25 Francs (1956) Image from Jeff S.
$ km9 25 Francs (1957) Image from Jeff S.

West African States:

 C   S  W   C=Collection  S=Spare for Trade  W=Wantlist
$ km3.1 1 Franc (1961-1976)
$ km3.2 1 Franc (1962,1963)
$ km8 1 Franc (1976-2002)
$ km2 5 Francs (1960) Image from Nicolas Dupont
$ km2a 5 Francs (1965--)
$ km1 10 Francs (1959,1964) aluminum-bronze Image from Jeff S.
$ km1a 10 Francs (1965-1981)
$ km10 10 Francs (1981--)
$ km5 25 Francs (1970-1979)
$ km9 25 Francs (1980--)
$ km6 50 Francs (1972-2011) copper-nickel
   new 50 Francs (2012--) iron with galvanized nickel
$ km4 100 Francs (1967-2011) nickel
   new 100 Francs (2012--) iron with galvanized nickel
$ km14 200 Francs (2003--)
$ km13 250 Francs (1992-1996) Image from Jeff S.
$ km7 500 Francs (1972) ASW=0.7234 Contributed Image
$ km15 500 Francs (2003--)
$ km11 5000 Francs (1982) 20 yrs Monetary Union ASW=0.7219 Image from Paolo Sannino

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