I was happy to add this coin to my collection not long ago. I like the design and imagery of the reverse. LIBERIA CU Cent (25.5mm, 5.64g, 12h) Dated 1896. Heaton & Sons mint, Birmingham, UK Obverse: REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, wreathed bust of Liberty left; small H below bust, star at bottom Reverse: Within dotted border, palm tree flanked by setting sun to left and ship under full sail to right; above ship, dove flying left with scroll in beak; ONE CENT along edge above, * 1896 * below References: Numista 12425 Mintage: 358,000 In NGC encapsulation, graded MS65 RB. From the Globus Collection. The Republic of Liberia was officially founded in 1847, but its earliest beginnings may be traced to 1816, with the creation of the American Colonial Society by Presbyterian minister Robert Finley. The purpose of the ACS was to facilitate and assist the establishment of a free colony of former slaves on the west coast of Africa. Over the following decades, nearly twenty thousand former slaves travelled across the Atlantic to settle in the new colony, and on July 24, 1847, the colony declared its independence and became the Republic of Liberia – the first modern republic in Africa. NGC's photos:
