The colony · 1787–1895
Kissi pennies, colonial coins and the leone.
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Bundle of Kissi pennies: twisted iron rods used as money 19th century
Original title: Bundle of Pennies
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Sierra Leone Company one cent, clasped hands 1791
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Sierra Leone Company one cent, lion 1791
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1 Dollar, Sierra Leone Company, 1791
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20 cent coin 1791 2018
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1803 Counterstamped 2 reales 1803
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1803 Counterstamped 2 reales reverse 1803
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Kissi penny 1880s or later
Original title: Coin, betalningsmedel, kissi penny
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