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10 Shillings - White Rhinoceros
| Issuer | Biafra (Nigeria) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 10 Shillings (½) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Biafra Free State coat of arms, featuring a shield supported by two leopards rampant, surmounted by an eagle with wings displayed above a crescent. A ribbon scroll at the base of the shield bears the motto legend. The circular legend 'BIAFRA FREE STATE' arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin letters, while the date '2020' appears in the exergue below the arms. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Biafra has not existed as a functioning state since January 1970, when secessionist forces surrendered to the Nigerian federal government after a brutal thirty-month civil war that killed an estimated one to three million people. Coins issued under its name in the twenty-first century are produced entirely for the collector market by private mints, with no governmental authority, no circulation, and no monetary system behind them. The rhinoceros subject has no historical connection to Biafra whatsoever.