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2 Shillings
| Issuer | West African Currency Board |
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| Year | 1916-1918 |
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| Currency | Pound (1907-1968) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a central vignette of a tall palm tree enclosed within an ornate guilloche border, with the numeral "2" repeated at left and right. "BRITISH WEST AFRICA" arcs across the top, while "WEST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD" appears in bold lettering below the vignette, above a promise-to-pay clause. The place of issue "LAGOS" and a manuscript date occupy the lower left, with the denomination "TWO SHILLINGS" in a cartouche at lower right, accompanied by two handwritten signatures and a circular authority stamp. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed on plain cream-coloured paper and carries a central Arabic-script inscription in black letterpress, set against an otherwise unadorned surface with faint ruled lines visible in the background. |
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| Variants | P#2a - 30.06.1916 uniface P#2b - 30.03.1918 Arabic script on back |
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