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6 Pence
| Issuer | Biafra (Nigeria) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Large numeral '6' dominates the central field, with the denomination 'PENCE' inscribed in bold relief along the lower portion. The commemorative legend '50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BANK OF BIAFRA' arcs around the upper periphery, flanked by quotation marks. The dual date '1967-2017' appears in the upper field, referencing both the founding year of the Bank of Biafra and the anniversary year of issue. |
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| Obverse lettering | 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BANK OF BIAFRA 1967-2017 6 PENCE |
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Biafra's original coinage dates to the 1969 issues struck during the secessionist war against Nigeria, which ended in January 1970 with Biafran surrender. This 2017 aluminium piece has no connection to that conflict-era currency — it belongs to a wave of fantasy or propaganda issues produced for the revived Biafran independence movement, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which the Nigerian government designated a terrorist organization in 2017, the same year this piece appeared.