Sierra Leone 1 Cent, 1797 – 1800

Sierra Leone Company/Madras Presidency Mule

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Currency Dollar (1791 – 1830)
Coin type Pattern
Denomination 1 Cent
Year 1797 – 1800
Ruler Sierra Leone Company (1791–1807)
Composition Copper
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Cent from Sierra Leone. Issued from 1797 to 1800. Struck in Copper. Measures 0 mm and weighs 0 g.

Obverse
Crouching lion
Reverse
Arms and supporters of the East India Company resting on a scroll bearing the incuse inscription: United East India Company. On the broad, raised rim is the incuse inscription: AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIAE Below and in a sunken panel at the bottom of the rim is a relief inscription: 48 TO ONE RUPEE (By the authority of the King and Parliament of England)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1797-1800) 

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