1 Shilling - Elizabeth II - 1'st Portrait (1959 - 1962)
Features
Denomination | 1 Shilling |
Catalog Number | KM# 5 |
Weight (g) | 5 |
Diameter (mm) | 22.8 |
Thickness (mm) | 1.68 |
Shape: | Round |
Composition: | Copper-Nickel |
Not Magnetic | |
Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
Demonetized |
Obverse
Engraved by Cecil Walter Thomas
Lettering:
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Reverse
Engraved by Thomas Humphrey Paget
Lettering:
FEDERATION OF NIGERIA
19 59
ONE SHILLING
FEDERATION OF NIGERIA
19 59
ONE SHILLING
Edge
Description:
Milled
Milled
Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
---|---|---|---|
1959 | 18,000,000 | Very Common | |
1959 | 6,031 | Proof | Common |
1961 | 48,584,000 | Very Common | |
1962 | 39,416,000 | Very Common |