Identification & Value of 1947 British West Africa Coin Pendant

Question
I have a bronze 1947  british west africa purfme  bottle pendent made out of a coin i believe. on front has british west africa with a 6 sided star and the date of 1947..on back has one penny with some lines around it and a crown at the top around that is says queen elizabeth the second..has a hole threw the center..and a removeable top..trying to figure out what is can not find a picture or description anywhere

Answer
Hello Natilee and thank you for your inquiry. What you have may be a piece of "trench art" made by soldiers during wartime. I have seen nothing like you describe but it could be a perfume or snuff bottle.  The best idea I can give you is to check some of the sites on trench art online - I have listed one below:  Just click on or copy and paste it into your browser address field and hit enter:

http://www.trenchart.org/

One of the sites may be able to direct you to a collector who would be willing to appraise your bottle with a good photograph or give you the name of a local collector.  There are also several interesting books on trench art - check your local library or amazon.com

Hope this helps and enjoy your bottle !

Sally
www.jarrettsjade.com