African Slave Money - Manilla Bracelets
Originally made for use as currency among African communities, Europeans started using Manilla "bracelets" to buy and sell African slaves around the 17th to early 19th centuries.
As the slave trade wound down in the 19th century so did the production of this large and cumbersome copper money weighing between 124-141 grams.
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Originally made for use as currency among African communities, Europeans started using Manilla "bracelets" to buy and sell African slaves around the 17th to early 19th centuries.
As the slave trade wound down in the 19th century so did the production of this large and cumbersome copper money weighing between 124-141 grams.
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