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Liberia

Liberia was established in West Africa as a settlement for free people of color from the United States, declaring independence as a republic in 1847.

Kind: republic
Region: West Africa, Africa
Recorded period: 1822 – present

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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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1 Cent, Liberia, 1833

1833

Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.NU72866), dated 1833, place made: Liberia. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: token. Materials: copper (overall material); overall:.24 cm x 2.83 cm; 3/32 in x 1 1/8 in.

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