Colony and protectorate · 1896–1960
Kissi pennies, colonial coins and the leone.
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British West Africa penny 1936
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Kissi penny: twisted iron money Collected by 1931
Original title: Coin
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Kissi penny Collected 1930–31
Original title: Betalningsmedel, kissi-penny, coin
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