½ Cent

Features

Issuer Sierra Leone
President Siaka Stevens (1971-1985)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1980
Value ½ Cent (0.005 SLL)
Currency Leone (1964-2023)
Composition Bronze
Weight 2.85 g
Diameter 20.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 1 January 2024
Number
N#
12000
References KM# 31
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Coat of Arms

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE
HALF CENT 1980

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITY FREEDOM JUSTICE
DR SIAKA STEVEN

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

Coat of Arms: The shield on the arms depicts a lion beneath a zigzag border, representing the Lion Mountains, after which the country (SIERRA LEONE)was named. It also shows three torches which are meant to symbolize peace and dignity. At the base are wavy bars depicting the sea.

Serra da Leoa (Portuguese for Lioness Mountains). This geographic formation in Spanish was called as Sierra Leona & finally mis-spelt in English to become Sierra Leone

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1980  $ 0.54 $ 1.70 $ 1.70 89%
1980  10 000 $ 2.20 13% Proof

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