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British manilla by Unknown — VisualArtsDB

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British manilla

British manilla

1800

Medium: metal
Genre: Money
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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businessTrans Atlantic slave trade

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Manilla, a form of currency that circulated in West Africa, in a semi-circular horseshoe shape, with slight flairs at ends.

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