Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (1914-1954), Federation of Nigeria (1954-1963), Federal Republic of Nigeria (1963-present)
British Colony (1914-1960), Independent State (1960-present)
Location: West Africa
Capital City: Lagos (1914-1991), Abuja (1991-present)
Government type: British Colony (1914-1960), Constitutional Monarchy (1960-1963), Republic (1963-present)
Main languages: English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo
Main religions: Sunni Islam, Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1914: Separate colonies of Northern and Southern Nigeria united into one entity
1954: Self-govenrment granted
1960: Independence from Britain
1963: Republic
1967-1970: Nigerian Civil War
Currency
Pound (1918-1973)
1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence
Naira (1973-present)
1 Naira = 100 Kobo
Coins from Nigeria in the collection
British Colony (1914-1960)
•1/2 Penny, 1959 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1963), bronze, London mint, KM#1)
•1 Penny, 1959 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1963), bronze, London mint, KM#2)
•3 Penny, 1959 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1963), nickel brass, London mint, KM#3)
•6 Penny, 1959 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1963), cupronickel, London mint, KM#4)
Commonwealth Realm (1960-1963)
•1 Shilling, 1961 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1963), cupronickel, London mint, KM#5)
Republic (1963-present)
•1 Kobo, 1974 (bronze, Lagos and Llantrisant mints, KM#8.1)
•1 Kobo, 1991 (copper-plated steel, KM#8.2a)
•5 Kobo, 1976 (cupronickel, Lagos and Llantrisant mints, KM#9.1)
•10 Kobo, 1973 (cupronickel, Lagos and Llantrisant mints, KM#10.1)
•10 Kobo, 1974 (cupronickel, Lagos and Llantrisant mints, KM#10.1)
•10 Kobo, 1991 (copper-plated steel, KM#12)
•25 Kobo, 1991 (copper-plated steel, KM#11a)
•50 Kobo, 1991 (nickel-plated steel, KM#13.1)
Banknotes from Nigeria in the collection
Republic (1963-present)
•1 Pound, 1965 (P#8)
•1 Naira, 1984-2000 (P#23)
•5 Naira, 2013 (P#38)
•20 Naira, 2022 (P#34)
•50 Naira, 2004 (P#27)
•50 Naira, 2009 (P#40)
•100 Naira, 2019 (P#41) Commemorative: 100th Anniversary of the Unification of Nigeria