Coins and Historical Medals

Nigeria, Alexander Miller, Brother and Co, silver, lion rampant left holding cross, rev. legend, edge grained, 24mm, 5.85g (Vice –). ~Obverse spotted, otherwise very fine, extremely rare, perhaps only one other specimen known [Liverpool Museum] £100-£150

Provenance: R. Lyall Collection, DNW Auction T16, 2 October 2019, lot 346 [from J.G. Scott 2001].

Alexander Miller, Brother & Co was founded in 1907 to trade with Nigeria and registered in Liverpool. In 1919 it merged with the African Association and F. & A. Swanzy to form the African and Eastern Trade Corporation Ltd