Zemanek-Münster

Monnaie primitive

R. D. Congo, Katanga
Vendu 500 €
Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium
Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany
Taille
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch

Description

copper, “H” shaped, min. dam., traces of corrosion, base;
H-shaped curreny belongs to the tradition of cross currency, but is distinguished by the external borders in relief. They were mostly produced along the mid-course of the Zambesi river.


Littérature comparée

Bartolomucci, Adolfo, African Currency, Milan 2012, p. 110

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