Peanuts 1 Butut Gambia Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Groundnut)
Peanuts 1 Butut Gambia Authentic Coin Charm for Jewelry and Craft Making Obverse Coat of Arms Lettering: REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA PROGRESS PEACE PROSPERITY 1998 Reverse Peanuts Lettering: 1 BUTUT Translation: Written in Arabic letters "بتوت" Butut Features Issuer The Gambia Period Republic (1970-date) Type Standard circulation coin Year 1998 Value 1 Butut 0.01 GMD = USD 0.00019 Currency Dalasi (1971-date) Composition Copper plated steel Weight 1.55 g Diameter 17.5 mm Thickness 1.2 mm Shape Round Technique Milled Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Number N# 3735 References KM# 54, Schön# 63 http://www.afrol.com/archive/groundnuts_gambia.htm: The introduction of the Groundnut to The Gambia In the Western Sudan, the groundnut is one of the most important cash crops and food staple nowadays. Unlike the African bambara groundnut, it is not an indigenous species, but was brought by Portuguese traders from the Americas in the 16th century. It quickly spread through the Sudan due to its high nutriti