1 Penny, Sierra Leone, 1791
date: label: date made
content: 1791
notes: label: Description
content: The British established the colony of Sierra Leone in 1787 for formerly enslaved people. This token was issued by the Sierra Leone Company, which was a private company that governed the colony in its early years.
label: Description
content: One (1) penny token
label: Description
content: Sierra Leone, 1791
label: Description
content: Obverse Image: Lion.
label: Description
content: Obverse Text: SIERRA LEONE COMPANY / AFRICA
label: Description
content: Reverse Image: Clasped hands.
label: Description
content: Reverse Text: ONE PENNY PIECE / 1 / 1791
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place used
content: Sierra Leone
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: West African Currency
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content: Paul A. Straub Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Paul A. Straub
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.NU49286
label: accession number
content: 161590
label: catalog number
content: NU49286
label: collector/donor number
content: 1932
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
label: Object Name
content: token
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .3 cm x 3.21 cm; 1/8 in x 1 1/4 in