6 Pence

6 Pence - obverse6 Pence - reverse

© Rojomano

Features

Location Biafra (Nigeria)
Type Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Year 2017
Value 6 Pence (1⁄40)
Composition Aluminium
Weight 1.2 g
Diameter 22 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
112126

Commemorative issue

Declaration of Independence

Obverse

Date and value

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BANK OF BIAFRA
1967-2017
6 PENCE

Reverse

Palm tree and rising sun

Script: Latin

Lettering: PEACE UNITY FREEDOM

Edge

Plain

Comments

Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria that existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970, taking its name from the Bight of Biafra (the Atlantic bay to its south). The inhabitants were mostly the Igbo people who led the secession due to economic, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions among the various peoples of Nigeria. The creation of the new country was among the causes of the Nigerian Civil War.

There are still a number of political and clandestine organisations that want an independent country for the Igbo People of south-eastern Nigeria.

One of the most active groups is the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). They accuse the state of marginalising the Igbo people. MASSOB says it is a peaceful group and advertises a plan to achieve its goal peacefully. There are two arms to the government, the Biafra Government in Exile and Biafra Shadow Government. In 2009, MASSOB launched "the Biafran International Passport" in response to persistent demand by Biafrans in diaspora.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
2017 

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