Coin Types from West Africa

British West Africa:


km1 1/10 Penny (1907-1908) aluminum
 
 
km3 1/10 Penny (1908-1910) copper-nickel
 
 
km4 1/10 Penny (1911)
 

km7 1/10 Penny (1912-1936)
 
 
km14 1/10 Penny (1936)
 
 
km20 1/10 Penny (1938-1950)
 

km26 1/10 Penny (1949-1950)
 
 
km26a 1/10 Penny (1952)
 
 
km32 1/10 Penny (1954-1957)
 

km5 1/2 Penny (1911)
 
 
km8 1/2 Penny (1912-1936)
 
 
km15 1/2 Penny (1936) King Edward 8
 

km18 1/2 Penny (1937-1947)
 
 
km27 1/2 Penny (1949,1951)
 
 
km27a 1/2 Penny (1952) bronze
 

km2 1 Penny (1907-1910)
 
 
km9 1 Penny (1912-1936)
 
 
km16 1 Penny (1936)
 

km19 1 Penny (1937-1947) copper-nickel
 
 
km30 1 Penny (1951)
 
 
km30a 1 Penny (1952)
 

km33 1 Penny (1956-1958)
 
 
km34 1 Penny (1956)
 
 
km10 3 Pence (1913-1919)
 

km10a 3 Pence (1920) silver
 
 
km10b 3 Pence (1920-1936) tin-brass
 
 
km21 3 Pence (1938-1947)
 

km11 6 Pence (1913-1919)
 
 
km11b 6 Pence (1920-1936) tin-brass
 
 
km22 6 Pence (1938-1947)
 

km31 6 Pence (1952)
 
 
km12 1 Shilling (1913-1920)
 
 
km12a 1 Shilling (1920-1936)
 

km23 1 Shilling (1938-1947)
 
 
km28 1 Shilling (1948-1952)
 
 
km13 2 Shilling (1913-1920)
 

km13b 2 Shillings (1920-1936)
 
 
km24 2 Shillings (1938-1947)
 
 
km29 2 Shilling (1949-1952)
 

French West Africa (and Togo):


km1 50 Centimes (1944)
 
 
km2 1 Franc (1944)
 
 
km3 1 Franc (1948,1955)
 

km4 2 Francs (1948,1955)
 
 
km5 5 Francs (1956)
 
 
km6 10 Francs (1956)
 

km8 10 Francs (1957)
 
 
km7 25 Francs (1956)
 
 
km9 25 Francs (1957)
 

West African States:


km3.1 1 Franc (1961-1976)
 
 
km3.2 1 Franc (1962,1963)
 
 
km8 1 Franc (1976-2002)
 

km2 5 Francs (1960)
 
 
km2a 5 Francs (1965--)
 
 
km1 10 Francs (1959,1964) aluminum-bronze
 

km1a 10 Francs (1965-1981)
 
 
km10 10 Francs (1981--)
 
 
km5 25 Francs (1970-1979)
 

km9 25 Francs (1980--)
 
 
km6 50 Francs (1972-2011) copper-nickel
 
 
new 50 Francs (2012--) iron with galvanized nickel
 

km4 100 Francs (1967-2011) nickel
 
 
new 100 Francs (2012--) iron with galvanized nickel
 
 
km14 200 Francs (2003--)
 

km13 250 Francs (1992-1996)
 
 
km7 500 Francs (1972)
 
 
km15 500 Francs (2003--)
 

km11 5000 Francs (1982) 20 yrs Monetary Union
 
 

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