Contemporary manilla
date: label: Date
content: 1800-1968
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Contemporary manilla, a form of currency that circulated in West Africa, in a semi-circular horseshoe shape, with slight flairs at ends. The manilla has slight green pigmentation from corrosion.
place: label: Place used
content: Ghana, West Africa, Africa
label: Place used
content: Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Commerce
label: Topic
content: Trans Atlantic slave trade
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: William & Mattye Reed Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Coins and Currency
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William & Mattye Reed
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.182.58.2
objectType: label: Type
content: money
label: Type
content: manillas
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: bronze
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 11/16 in. (6 × 6 × 1.7 cm)