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Contemporary manilla
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Contemporary manilla

Unidentified · 1800-1968

bronze
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Contemporary manilla, a form of currency that circulated in West Africa, in a semi-circular horseshoe shape, with slight flairs at ends. The manilla has green pigmentation from corrosion.

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