Coin
½ Cent (1964) — Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone • 1964 • KM# 16, Schön# 1
Overview
Proof issue of the standard circulation coin from Sierra Leone featuring Sir Milton Margai.
Specifications
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Year
- 1964
- Composition
- Bronze (97% Copper, 0.5% Tin, 2.5% Zinc)
- Weight
- 2.85 g
- Diameter
- 20.3 mm
- Thickness
- 1.25 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 16, Schön# 1
- Issuer
- Sierra Leone
Design details
Obverse
Value in number divides two fishes, around, the value in letters, name of the country and date. Ethmalosa Fimbriata, the Bonga shad, is an important fish resource in coastal lagoons.
Reverse
Portrait of Sir Milton Margai facing right.
Collector insights
- Series context: Part of the Standard circulation coins series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
- Struck at: Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 10,000 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 16, Schön# 1. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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