French manilla
date: label: Date
content: 18th or 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Manilla, a form of currency that circulated in West Africa, in a semi-circular horseshoe shape, with slight flairs at ends.
place: label: Place used
content: 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: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Coins and Currency
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.55
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: metal
label: Dimensions
content: 3 × 3 3/8 × 3/4 in. (7.6 × 8.6 × 1.9 cm)