Rhodesia and Nyasaland Elizabeth II 6 Pence

History

6 Pence 1955-1963, KM# 4, Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Elizabeth II

Obverse. Photo © NumisCorner.com

Description

The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (also known as the Central African Federation, CAF) was a federal semi-Dominion that consisted of three southern African territories—the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland—between 1953 and 1963.

The federation officially ended on 31 December 1963. In 1964, shortly after the dissolution, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland became independent under the names Zambia and Malawi, respectively. In 1965, Southern Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom as the state of Rhodesia.
After a civil war from 1965 to 1979, Rhodesia was temporairly given to Britain and free elections were hosted, in the result of which Rhodesia was renamed Zimbabwe.

Obverse	Person (king, queen, tsar etc.) Elizabeth II First portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II (laureate bust) facing right, wearing a wreath. It was introduced in 1953, one year after the Queen acceded to the throne. It captures the grace and youth of the 26-year-old new Queen. Her hair is restrained by a laureate crown which is tied with ribbons at the back of her head. The Queen's shoulders are bare and the truncation follows the curve of the coin. The engraver's initials M.G. are incuse, generally faint, and are located on the raised edge found at the base of the bust. Engraver: Mary Gillick + QUEEN·ELIZABETH·THE·SECOND M·G·
Reverse	Animal (fish, bird, mammal etc.) Leopard Nature (hill, river etc.) Rock Depicts a leopard facing left standing on a rock, legend above, date and denomination below. The leopard is one of the five extant species in the genus Panthera, a member of the cat family, Felidae. It occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa, in some parts of Western and Central Asia, Southern Russia, and on the Indian subcontinent to Southeast and East Asia. Engraver: Paul Vincze RHODESIA AND NYASALAND P.V. 1955 SIX PENCE
Edge	Reeded (milled)