cover image: 1 Ackey, Gold Coast, 1818

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1 Ackey, Gold Coast, 1818

1818

One (1) ackey coin Gold Coast, present day Ghana, 1818 Obverse Image: Profile portrait of George III facing right. Obverse Text: GEORGIUS III D:G: BRITANNIAR : REX F:D / 1818 / 1 ACKEY TRADE Reverse Image: Coat of arms with allegorical figures representing America and Africa on either side. Reverse Text: FREE TRADE TO AFRICA BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT / 1750. Currently not on view
west african currency
Collection
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection West African Currency
Dates
1818
Format
Silver (overall material)
Place Discussed
Ghana
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Ghana
Rights
Olga E. Raymond in memory of Wayte Raymond
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/6be1e869b11921eda3b31fc8186b3a81