Great Britain abolished the use of slavery for all the members of the West African States in the Year of our Lord, 1807. A special commemorative 2 Pounds coin was struck in 2007 to honor the fruition of that historic event. Don of World Coin Gallery graciously allows us to see this piece of English history: http://worldcoingallery.com/countri...e Trade&src=Bill Henley&query=Britain km 1075 Also, in 2007, those seven states authorized the minting (a mere 850 each) of 27mm silver (0.25 oz. ASW) Essai coins to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of that monumental event. The coins feature the heroes of the Abolition of Slavery movement on one side and the issuing nations' coats of arms on the other. Included is Olaudah Equiano (also known as Gustavus Vassa) on the Benin coin. William Wilburforce is on the Burkina Faso coin. The seal of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade is on the Ivory Coast coin. Frederick Douglas is pictured on the Mali coin. Senegal pictures François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture. Togo honors French abolitionist Victor Schoelcher. Because the members of the West African States utilize a common currency, they have issued few coins under their own name. Photos of the seven coins courtesy of Joel Anderson, owner of Joels Coins: BENIN: http://www.joelscoins.com/images/benin2500fobvr.jpg BURKINA FASO: http://www.joelscoins.com/images/burkinafasosilverr.jpg IVORY COAST: http://www.joelscoins.com/images/ivorycoastar07r.jpg MALI: http://www.joelscoins.com/images/mali2500fr.jpg NIGER: http://www.joelscoins.com/images/niger2500frr.jpg SENEGAL: http://www.joelscoins.com/images/sengel2500frr.jpg TOGO: http://www.joelscoins.com/images/togoarobvr.jpg Hope you enjoyed... Clinker
Sure did. The British £2 coin I have, and like. Taking into account that such abstract themes are always difficult to visualize on coins, I think they did a good design job here. The zero in the year forming a broken part of a chain is quite "suggestive" and recognizable. The other coins, "from" those African countries, weeeelll. Such pieces are usually suggested by some major dealer, some government/s will then authorize the issues and get some of the revenue ... and none of the pieces will ever be used in the supposed country of origin. Then again, there are worse occasions for such pieces than the abolition of the slave trade. Christian
To Christian... Yes, you are right (probably Pobjoy or Franklin Mint) as all those nations belong to the CFA Monetary Union... clinker
