Ogoja Penny, Nigeria, 20th century
date: label: date made
content: 20th century
notes: label: Description
content: Ogoja pennies, also known as Iyayaw, are Y-shaped iron bars from southern Nigeria. Their market value was between a British penny and halfpenny in the early 20th century. Ogoja pennies were also used in ceremonial payments for marriages (bridewealth).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place used
content: Nigeria
label: associated place
content: Nigeria
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: West African Currency
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Chase Manhattan Bank
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.79.112.00327
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.00327
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ogoja Penny
label: Object Name
content: alternative currency
label: Other Terms
content: Ogoja Penny; Africa; West, Nigeria
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: black/brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wrought to shape (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 12 in; x 30.48 cm