AFRICAN COINS...LET'S SEE THEM!

Anyone at CT been to Timbuktu? Here is a common coin from Mali:

 

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Liberia - 1 Dollar - 1966



Mali - 50 Francs - 1977



Mozambique - 20 Meticais - 1980



Rwanda - 5 Francs - 1964

 

I've never seen a coin with a tank before I don't think.

 

Yeah...crazy huh?

Last night I watched a series of old documentaries on Rhodesia/Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Man...what a mess!

Notice the AK-47 on the coat of arms of Mozambique. I believe Angola also has an AK-47 on their flag.

I also saw a doc on the Congo which was another disaster for the people of Africa.

All these rebels seem to have taken a Stalinist/Maoist view of government which had already been proven to be a disaster for the people of the Soviet Union and China.

What were these guys [rebels] thinking?

 

Sierra Leone - 20 Cents - 1964



Somaliland - 20 Shillings - 2002



St. Tome & Principe - 20 Centavos - 1962



Swaziland - 1 Lilangeni - 1979

 

Well, in the Cold War period the "Third World" was the site of proxy battles between the U.S. and USSR. Each side would give aid and arms to either the government or rebels, and the other side tended to back the other. It certainly didn't help the situation any.

 

British West Africa - 3 Pence - 1940 KN



South Africa - 1 Shilling - 1947 B



South Africa Republic - 1 Penny - 1898

 

British East Africa 5 Cents 1936 - King Edward VIII


British East Africa 10 Cents 1936 - King Edward VIII


British East Africa 1 Shilling 1948

 

Equatorial Guinea.

 

Guinea.

 

Guinea-Bissau.

 

Djibouti.

 

Egypt.

 

Zambia.

 

Zimbabwe.

 

Colonia Cape Verde.

 

Republic of Cape Verde.

 

Self-proclaimed Republic of Katanga.