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British West Africa
(1907-62)
Capital: Freetown
Population: Not Available
Land Area: 1,230,930 sq km (475,861 sq miles)
Land Division: 4 Colonies (Gambia, Ghana [Gold Coast], Sierra Leone, Nigeria)
Currency: British West African Pound at Par with British Pound
Languages: English (Official) and many local tribal languages
National Day: None
Religions: Protestant (White Settlers), Indigenous Beliefs (local tribes)
Ethnicity: British (White Settlers), many different local ethinc groups
British West African Map


British Administration

West African Currency Board

British West African Pound System:
BWA£ 1 = 20/- = GB£1

1953-58 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
British West African 10/- (4-2-1958): Front British West African 10/- (4-2-1958): Reverse P9a 10/-
[Series A V ] 		4 February 1958 ??/
John Lennox Fisher/
Robert J. Vile/
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British West African 20/- (31-3-1953): Front British West African 20/- (31-3-1953): Reverse P10a 20/-
[Series B U ] 		31 March 1953 Harold Frederick Downie/
Raymond Newton Kershaw/
Henry Townsend Bourdillon/
Thomas Broadwood Williamson 		AU+ Archive Photo Icon

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