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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 …
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Kissi pennies are made from iron and take their name from the Kissi people of modern-day Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. It is believed that the shape was intended to …
NMAH: National Museum of American History
Currently not on view
NMAH: National Museum of American History
Currently not on view
