Coin
½ Kobo (1973) — Nigeria
Nigeria • 1973 • KM# 7, Schön# 38
Overview
Proof issue of the standard circulation coin from Nigeria features Coat of arms and Cotton plants. Issued in 1973.
Specifications
- Country
- Nigeria
- Year
- 1973
- Composition
- Bronze (97% Copper, 0.5% Tin, 2.5% Zinc)
- Weight
- 3.5 g
- Diameter
- 21.5 mm
- Thickness
- 1.33 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 7, Schön# 38
- Issuer
- Nigeria
Design details
Obverse
Coat of arms of Nigeria, date below
Reverse
Two cotton plants Denomination
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Geoffrey Colley is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 10,000 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 7, Schön# 38. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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