Archives Center - Selected African Holdings

Archives Center - Selected African Holdings

National Museum of American History

Selected items with African Origination


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NMAH: National Museum of American History · 2010

One (1) 100 shilling note Kenya, 2010 Obverse Image: President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and the coat of arms of Kenya. Obverse Text: BANKI KUU YA KENYA / CENTRAL BANK OF …


NMAH: National Museum of American History · 2010

One (1) 200 shilling note Kenya, 2010 Obverse Image: President Jomo Kenyatta and the coat of arms of Kenya. Obverse Text: 200 / 16TH JULY 2010 / EK5477688 / BANKI …


NMAH: National Museum of American History · 2009

One (1) birr coin Ethiopia, 2009-2010 Obverse Image: Ethiopian lion. Obverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION] Reverse Image: Scales. Reverse Text: 1 BIRR / [NEEDS TRANSLATION] Currently not on view


NMAH: National Museum of American History · 2009

One (1) rand coin South Africa, 2009 Obverse Image: South African coat of arms. Obverse Text: SOUTH AFRICA / 2009 / AFRIKA-DZONGA Reverse Image: Springbok antelope. Reverse Text: 1 RAND …


NMAH: National Museum of American History · 2009

One (1) 20 dollar note Liberia, 2009 Obverse Image: President William V. S. Tubman. Obverse Text: REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA / 20 / CE3372496 / WILLIAM V. S. TUBMAN / THIS …


NMAH: National Museum of American History · 2008

One (1) 10 dollar note Liberia, 2008 Obverse Image: President Joseph J. Roberts. Obverse Text: REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA / 10 / BC0853139 / JOSEPH J. ROBERTS / THIS CENTRAL BANK …


NMAH: National Museum of American History · 2008

One (1) 50 cent coin South Africa, 2008 Obverse Image: South African coat of arms. Obverse Text: 2008 / AFURIKA / TSHIPEMBE / ALS Reverse Image: Bird of Paradise flower. …


NMAH: National Museum of American History · 2008

One (1) 100,000,000,000,000 dollar note Zimbabwe, 2008 Obverse Image: The Chiremba Balancing Rocks in Epworth, Harare. The rocks were used as a metaphorical theme to explain the importance of development …


NMAH: National Museum of American History · 2007

The cap was worn by Eileen Solomon on a medical philanthropy mission in Liberia. Solomon has been Senior Director of Special Events at the Mount Sinai Health System in New …


NMAH: National Museum of American History · 2007

One (1) 5 rand coin South Africa, 2007 Obverse Image: South African coat of arms. Obverse Text: AFORIKA BORWA / 2007 / AFRIKA BORWA Reverse Image: Wildebeest. Reverse Text: 5 …