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1908.30.2

Circular aluminium metal 1 cent coin with circular central hole. [MJD 09/04/2010]

1908.30.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular aluminium metal 1 cent coin with circular central hole. [MJD 09/04/2010]
Long description
Circular aluminium metal 1 cent coin with circular central hole. The obverse is struck 'EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR ONE CENT' with a crown at the top. The reverse has four elephant tusks in the centre with the words struck around the edge 'EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATES 1907'. [MJD 09/04/2010]
Geographical reference
Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Person
Field collector Ernest Balfour Haddon
PRM source Ernest Balfour Haddon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
By 1908
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908
Materials and processes
Material Aluminium Metal, Process Struck, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 22 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.30.2
Research and responses

Haddon's correct name would seem to be Ernest Balfour Haddon; the 'W' given in the accession book entry appears to be an error [see biographies file; RTS 18/8/2004].

Search terms: Currency, Coin

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