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1 Shilling - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | Central Bank of Nigeria |
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| Year | 1959-1962 |
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| Currency | Pound (1918-1973) |
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| Reverse description | A centrally positioned oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis), rendered in fine detail with three prominent fronds radiating outward from a common base, occupying the majority of the field. The date is divided on either side of the trunk in the lower half of the coin, with the engraver's initials HP appearing below the design. The legend FEDERATION OF NIGERIA arcs around the upper periphery, while ONE SHILLING curves along the lower periphery, flanked on each side by a small six-pointed star ornament. A dentilled border encircles the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | FEDERATION OF NIGERIA 1959 HP ONE SHILLING |
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Nigeria's pre-independence coinage was struck before the country formally left British administration in October 1960, meaning these shillings circulated under two different political realities within a single issue series. The Central Bank of Nigeria was itself only established in 1958, and this coin entered production almost immediately — one of the first acts of a brand-new institution building monetary infrastructure from scratch.