LEONE: COIN OF SIERRA LEONE
50 leones, 1996: Republic of Sierra Leone
REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE - 50 LEONES - 1996.
Bank of Sierra Leone (main building).
SIR HENRY LIGHTFOOT-BOSTON - FIFTY LEONES.
Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston — a Sierra Leonean diplomat and politician, the 1st indigenous Governor-General of Sierra Leone (1962-1967); a member of the Creole ethnic group.
Coin shape: octagon.
- Nickel plated steel: 20 mm - 2.5 g
- Reference price: 1.9$
COIN LEONE — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE (1964-...): leone = 100 cents
The name of the coin Leone, apparently, comes from the name of the issuing country — Sierra Leone.
In turn, there is information that the country was called by a Portuguese explorer Pedro de Sintra — "Serra da Leoa" — which means "lioness mountains". In a modified form, the name in the format "Sierra Leone" appeared in the 15th century on Spanish maps.
