British West African pound

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British West African pound

Name: British West African pound
Defn: 240d=240p=20sh=20s=1lb
Symbol: £
Code:
Desc: actually sterling before 1912
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) p 1
shilling sh 12
pound lb 240

Users of this currency: Cameroun (28 stamps, 1915-1962), Gold Coast (162 stamps, 1875-1954), British occupation of Togo (42 stamps, 1914-1916)

Denominations used in this currency:

Denom	Usages	Selected stamps
1/2p	22	Gold Coast 1879 bis issue=1876 d=Queen Victoria (1875 Gold Coast) ... Cameroun 10/1/1961 brtvio issue=1961 overprint dt=airplanes (1946) d=flying boat over map ovpt=bars//REPUBLIQUE//FEDERALE//value oc=blk on=1946-1fr
1p	31	Gold Coast 7/1875 bl d=Queen Victoria (1875 Gold Coast) ... Cameroun 10/1/1961 blk issue=1961 overprint d=Tikar bowman ovpt=bars//REPUBLIQUE//FEDERALE//value oc=blk on=1946-2fr
1 1/2p	7	Gold Coast 1921 car issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 keyplate) ... Cameroun 10/1/1961 redbrn&brn issue=1961 overprint d=plowman ovpt=bars//REPUBLIQUE//FEDERALE//value oc=blk on=issue=FIDES-5fr
2p	22	Gold Coast 1876 grn issue=1876 d=Queen Victoria (1875 Gold Coast) ... Cameroun 10/1/1961 dkgrn issue=1961 overprint d=Fulani? cavalry ovpt=bars//REPUBLIQUE//FEDERALE//value oc=blk on=1946-10fr
2 1/2p	15	Gold Coast 1891 bl&org issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (1875 Gold Coast) ... Gold Coast 12/19/1952 red issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=mounted constable & Queen Elizabeth II
3p	22	Gold Coast 1/1883 olgrn issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (1875 Gold Coast) ... Cameroun 1962 ltvio&brn d=Ahidjo & Foncha ovpt=bars//value oc=blk on=issue=reunification-20fr
4p	9	Gold Coast 7/1875 redvio d=Queen Victoria (1875 Gold Coast) ... Cameroun 10/1/1961 orgred&car issue=1961 overprint d=coffee (1956) ovpt=bars//REPUBLIQUE//FEDERALE//value oc=blk on=1956-15fr-coffee
6p	21	Gold Coast 7/1875 org d=Queen Victoria (1875 Gold Coast) ... Cameroun 1962 graygrn&brn d=Ahidjo & Foncha ovpt=bars//value oc=blk on=issue=reunification-25fr
8p	1	Cameroun 1915 lake&blk pc=rose issue=1915a d=yacht ovpt=C.E.F.//value oc=blk on=1900-80pf
9p	1	Gold Coast 4/1/1938 redorg issue=1938 d=King George VI & Christiansborg Castle
1sh	18	Gold Coast 1888 pur issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (1875 Gold Coast) ... Cameroun 10/1/1961 issue=1961 overprint d=Ahidjo ovpt=bars//REPUBLIQUE//FEDERALE//value oc=blk on=1960-25fr
1sh3p	1	Gold Coast 4/12/1941 bl&brn issue=1938 d=King George VI & Christiansborg Castle
2sh	14	Gold Coast 1888 brn issue=1883 d=Queen Victoria (1875 Gold Coast) ... Gold Coast 3/1/1954 car&brnol issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=Trooping the Colour & Queen Elizabeth II
2sh6p	9	Gold Coast 3/1906 grn&yel issue=1904 d=King Edward VII (1902 keyplate) ... Cameroun 1962 dkblgrn&red d=Ahidjo & Foncha ovpt=bars//value oc=blk on=issue=reunification-60fr
3sh	1	Cameroun 1915 blkvio issue=1915a d=yacht (high value) ovpt=C.E.F.//value oc=blk on=1900-3m
5sh	16	Gold Coast 9/1889 lil&ultra d=Queen Victoria (1889 keyplate) ... Cameroun 10/1/1961 brn&blgrn issue=1961 overprint d=giraffes (1955) ovpt=bars//REPUBLIQUE//FEDERALE//value oc=blk on=1955-100fr
10sh	12	Gold Coast 9/1889 lil&red d=Queen Victoria (1889 keyplate) ... Cameroun 10/1/1961 issue=1961 overprint d=Douala port ovpt=bars//REPUBLIQUE//FEDERALE//value oc=blk on=1955-200fr
15sh	1	Gold Coast 1921 dlpur&grn issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 keyplate)
1lb	1	Cameroun 10/1/1961 issue=1961 overprint d=Humsiki Peak ovpt=bars//REPUBLIQUE//FEDERALE//value oc=blk on=1953-500fr
= 20sh	7	Gold Coast 9/1889 grn&red d=Queen Victoria (1889 keyplate) ... British occupation of Togo 4/15/1916 dkpur&blk issue=1916 d=Red paper
2lb	1	Gold Coast 1921 grn&org issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 keyplate)

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