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6 Pence - George V
| Issuer | British West Africa |
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| Year | 1913-1919 |
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| Value | 6 Pence (1⁄40) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1913 - - 560,000 1913 - Proof - 1913 H - - 400,000 1914 H - - 952,000 1916 H - - 400,000 1917 H - - 2,400,000 1918 H - - 1,160,000 1919 H - - 8,676,000 1919 H - Proof - |
| Additional information |
British West Africa's silver sixpence series was struck at both the Royal Mint in London and the Heaton Mint in Birmingham, with Heaton-struck pieces identifiable by an 'H' mintmark. The 1913–1919 window spans the whole of the First World War, during which metal supplies and mint capacity were under considerable strain — production was frequently diverted or curtailed to meet military coinage demands across the empire.
The .925 silver standard matched sterling, a deliberate policy choice to maintain exchange parity with British coinage circulating alongside it in the West African Currency Board's territory.