BANGALA "SPEAR TIP" CURRENCY, Dem. Rep. Congo

These metal currencies have been vetted as authentic.


Bangala "Spear Tip" Currency 17-23



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Bangala 18
20.75" high
$500

Bangala 19
23" high
$500

Bangala 20
23.25" high
$400



Bangala 21
21.5" high
$500

Bangala 22
20.5" high
$500

 

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

BANGALA, "SPEAR TIP" CURRENCY, Dem. Rep. Congo

Made of heavy iron, with blunt edges, flared ends and a small bulb-like tip, they had no practical use, therefore good examples of "pure" currency, used as currency until the end of the 19th Century.

Prices include bases.


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