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. One (1) penny token Sierra Leone, 1791 Obverse Image: Lion. Obverse Text: SIERRA LEONE COMPANY / AFRICA Reverse Image: Clasped hands. Reverse Text: ONE PENNY PIECE / 1 / 1791 Currently not on view
- Collection
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection West African Currency Paul A. Straub Collection
- Dates
- 1791
- Format
- Copper (overall material)
- Place Discussed
- Sierra Leone
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- Sierra Leone
- Rights
- Paul A. Straub
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/ad00a0949105dc85fbd36386611119b3
