Sierra Leone in the name of the Sierra Leone Company, 10 cents, 1796
Also known as: Sierra Leone op naam van de Sierra Leone Company, 10 cent,1796
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1796
Silver coin. Obverse: facing lion in an attacking posture. Reverse: between twice the numeral: 10, two clasped hands, one white and the other hatched. In the legend the value designation: ten cent piece with the year below.
Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5123; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 2.51 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2 cm x weight 2.51 g · diameter 2 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 2,51 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2 cm x weight 2.51 g
Design
- Obverse
- facing lion in an attacking posture.
- Reverse
- between twice the numeral: 10, two clasped hands, one white and the other hatched. In the legend the value designation: ten cent piece with the year below. Plain edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Sierra Leone op naam van de Sierra Leone Company, 10 cent,1796
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5123
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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