1 Shilling - George V

British West Africa had no unified colonial mint of its own — these shillings were struck at the Royal Mint in London and at the Heaton Mint in Birmingham, with output split between facilities depending on demand from the four territories the currency served: Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia. The 1913–1920 window spans the entirety of World War I, during which silver coinage production for colonial issues competed directly with wartime metal demands and Royal Mint capacity committed to military procurement.

KM#12 pieces from the Birmingham Mint carry an 'H' mintmark. Coins without a mintmark are London issues.