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2 Shillings - George VI Trial Strike
| Issuer | British West Africa |
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| Year | 1938 |
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| Currency | Pound (1907-1968) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned effigy of King George VI facing left, wearing the Tudor Crown, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail by engraver Percy Metcalfe, whose initials 'PM' appear below the bust truncation. The king is depicted in a plain military-style collar. The circular legend reads 'GEORGIVS VI D·G·BRITT·OMN·REX F·D·IND·IMP' around the periphery, separated by a beaded inner border. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI D·G·BRITT·OMN·REX F·D·IND·IMP |
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British West Africa's trial strikes were produced at the King's Norton and Heaton mints in Birmingham, which held the contract for colonial coinage throughout much of the interwar period. The 1938 date places this piece at the transition from Edward VIII to George VI types — Edward's abdication in December 1936 forced a wholesale redesign of the entire colonial coinage program, and trial pieces in non-standard metals were routinely struck to test die alignment and planchet specifications before committing to full production runs.
Brass was a common trial composition precisely because it approximated the density of the intended alloy without wasting it. KM#Pn1 status confirms no regular issue followed in this metal.