Bonga Shad & Sir Milton Margai 1/2 Cent Sierra Leone Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (1964)

Bonga Shad & Sir Milton Margai 1/2 Cent Sierra Leone Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (1964) 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. Lettering: ·SIERRA LEONE· HALF CENT·1964 Reverse: Portrait of Sir Milton Margai facing right. Lettering: UNITY·FREEDOM·JUSTICE ·SIR MILTON MARGAI· Features Issuer Sierra Leone Prime minister Milton Margai (1961-1964) Type Standard circulation coin Year 1964 Value 1/2 Cent (0.005 SLL) Currency Leone (1964-date) Composition Bronze Weight 2.85 g Diameter 20.3 mm Thickness 1.25 mm Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized Yes Number N# 4134 References KM# 16 Wikipedia: Ethmalosa fimbriata, the bonga shad or just bonga, is a shad, a clupeid fish, that occurs along the coasts and in brackish water of coastal lagoons, rivers and lakes of western Africa from Dakhla in Western Saha