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Picked Up A Couple Of Manillas: West African Slave Money

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marbury518
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Having known little it was a bit of a stab in the dark but I thought these 2 Manillas were worth a bid. I hope they are not modern repro's. These stylised issues tend to be popular and very heavy....400g and 550g. One triple cast...lionised 14.5cm and other 7.5....former for ankle.

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Very interesting. Although disgusting history wise.
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Used as currency in West Africa and as symbols of wealth right up to late 1940's when the British
imposed British West Africa currency on population.
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Interesting about the British.
The pre Roman Britons before the period of Celtic coinage, used plain torques (manillas) of gold and silver in open rings, as a store of wealth.
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