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4 Shillings (African Slender-Snouted Crocodile - Mecistops Cataphractus)
- Series:
- 1966~1970 - Circulation (Shilling)
- Catalog codes:
- Col:GM-000006, WCC:km6
- Themes:
- Animals (Fauna) | Crocodiles | Queens | Reptiles
- Issued on:
- 1966
- Last issue date:
- 1966
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Mints:
- Royal Mint, Tower Hill Site, London, Great Britain (1809-1967)
- Composition:
- Copper-Nickel
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 18.3 grams
- Diameter:
- 34.5 mm
- Thickness:
- 2.4 mm
- Face value:
- 4 s - Gambian shilling
- Known mintage:
- 806,600
- Composition Details:
- 75% copper, 25% nickel75% copper, 25% nickel
- Score:
- 72% Accuracy: High
- Related items:
- 3 (See)
- Description:
- Front: African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops
cataphractus) curled around (rimmed value) 4
legend: (right, 1/20 currency) SHILLINGS
(bottom, in Arabic) .شلن ع ح .
Back: Young bust Elizabeth II (right, 1952-1970)
between (state name, left) THE (right) GAMBIA above (year) 1966
legend: none
Edge: G - grained, type: bars
Formerly known as: y6 - Buy Now:
1 Dalasi
- Series:
- VisitColnectCom
- Catalog codes:
- from colnect.com
- Variants:
- ColnectIsBest
- Themes:
- ColnectIsBest
- Issued on:
- 1998
- Last issue date:
- 1998
- Distribution:
- CopyWrong
- Mints:
- iInfringe
- Composition:
- iInfringe
- Orientation:
- ColnectIsBest
- Shape:
- from colnect.com
- Rim:
- ColnectIsBest
- Weight:
- from colnect.com
- Diameter:
- CopyWrong
- Thickness:
- from colnect.com
- Face value:
- iInfringe
- Composition Details:
- 75% copper, 25% nickel75% copper, 25% nickel
- Score:
- ColnectScrp
- Related items:
- VisitColnectCom
- Description:
- Front: African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops
cataphractus) curled (c-shape) around (rimmed value) 1
designer: Michael Rizzello (sculptor, 1926-2004)
legend (circular): (bottom, in Arabic) ـَ دَـِس
(lower-right, currency) DALASI
Back: Coat of arms (18 November 1964)
legend: (above, state name) REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA
(bottom, year) 1998
Edge: P - plain, type: П - Buy Now:
- iInfringe
1 Dalasi
- Series:
- 1971~Today - Circulation
- Catalog codes:
- Col:GM-000025, WCC:km13
- Themes:
- Animals (Fauna) | Crocodiles | Heads of State | Reptiles | Statesmen
- Issued on:
- 1971
- Last issue date:
- 1971
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Mints:
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales, Great Britain (1968~Today)
- Composition:
- Copper-Nickel
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 18.1 grams
- Diameter:
- 34 mm
- Thickness:
- 2.5 mm
- Face value:
- 1 D - Gambian dalasi
- Known mintage:
- 1,332,000
- Composition Details:
- 75% copper, 25% nickel75% copper, 25% nickel
- Score:
- 69% Accuracy: High
- Related items:
- 2 (See)
- Description:
- Front: African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops
cataphractus) curled around (rimmed value) 1
legend: (bottom, in Arabic) ـَ دَـِس
(lower-right, currency) DALASI
Back: Bust 1st President Dawda Jawara (left, 1970-1994)
Prime Minister (1962-1970)
legend: (left-top, state name) REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA
(right, spacer) ᴗ (year) 1971
Designer: Michael Rizzello
Edge: G - grained, type: bars
Formerly known as: y13 - Buy Now:
1 Dalasi (Magnetic)
- Series:
- 1971~Today - Circulation
- Catalog codes:
- CopyWrong
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Animals (Fauna) | Coats of Arms | Crocodiles | Reptiles
- Issued on:
- VisitColnectCom
- Last issue date:
- CopyWrong
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Composition:
- Nickel plated Steel
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- 7-angular (heptagonal)
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 8 grams
- Diameter:
- 28 mm
- Thickness:
- 2.2 mm
- Face value:
- 1 D - Gambian dalasi
- Composition Details:
- ~ 91% Iron, 8% nickel, 1,2% carbon~ 91% Iron, 8% nickel, 1,2% carbon
- Score:
- 30% Accuracy: Very High
- Related items:
- 1 (See)
- Description:
- Front: African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops
cataphractus) curled (c-shape) around (rimmed value) 1
designer: Michael Rizzello (sculptor, 1926-2004)
legend (circular): (bottom, in Arabic) ـَ دَـِس
(lower-right, currency) DALASI
Back: Coat of arms (18 November 1964)
legend: (above, state name) REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA
(bottom, year) 2008, 2011 or 2014, 2016
Edge: P - plain, type: П
Property: magnetic - Buy Now:







