Archive for the ‘NIGERIA’ Category

25 KOBO  (KM# 11a)

Weight: 4.4900 g.
Alloy: Copper Plated Steel
Diameter: 22.45 mm
Ruler: Elizabeth II
Obv: Arms with supporters and long motto
Rev: Groundnuts
Edge: Reeded

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1991 - - - - 0.65 1.00

50 KOBO  (KM# 13.3)

Weight: 3.5000 g.
Alloy: Nickel Clad Steel
Diameter: 19.44 mm
Obv: Arms with supporters
Obv. Legend: FEDERAL REPUBLIC of NIGERIA
Rev: Value at left, corn cob and stalk at right
Edge: Plain
Note: Reduced size

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 2006 - - - - 1.00 1.35

2 NAIRA  (KM# 19)

Weight: 7.4800 g.
Alloy: Bi-Metallic Stainless Steel center in Copper-Brass ring
Diameter: 25.99 mm
Obv: National arms
Obv. Legend: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Rev: Large value, National Assembly in background
Edge: Coarse reeding

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 2006 - - - - 3.00 4.00

10 KOBO  (KM# 12)

Weight: 3.4800 g.
Alloy: Copper Plated Steel
Diameter: 19.9 mm
Ruler: Elizabeth II
Obv: Arms with supporters and long motto
Rev: Value to left of oil palms

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1991 - - - - 0.45 0.75

NAIRA  (KM# 14)

Weight: 12.1500 g.
Alloy: Nickel Plated Steel
Diameter: 27.5 mm
Ruler: Elizabeth II
Obv: Arms with supporters and long motto
Rev: Head 1/4 right

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1993 - - - - 1.75 2.00

PENNY  (KM# 2)

Weight: 7.5000 g.
Alloy: Bronze
Diameter: 28 mm.
Ruler: Elizabeth II
Obv: Crown above center hole flanked by curved sprig
Rev: Star design around center hole

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1959 93,368,000 - 0.15 0.25 2.00 -

   Nigeria, situated on the Atlantic coast of West Africa has an area of 356,669 sq. mi. (923,770 sq. km.).
   Following the Napoleonic Wars, the British expanded their trade with the interior of Nigeria. The Berlin Conference of 1885 recognized British claims to a sphere of influence in that area, and in the following year the Royal Niger Company was chartered. Read the rest of this entry »