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KATANGA: AE cross money (1387g), VF

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:130.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
KATANGA: AE cross money (1387g), VF
SOLD
260.00USD+ (52.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 16 @ 19:33UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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KATANGA: AE cross money (1387g), Opitz p.124, Sigler p.17, 320mm across, with an unusually elongated center, one of the heaviest examples of the Katanga cross we have encountered! VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. The Katanga cross was produced from the mid-18th century to the early 20th century by pouring molten copper into an X-shaped sand mold. It was a widely accepted medium of exchange, used for the purchase of anything from flour and chickens to guns and slaves. As such, it became an emblem for the region and was depicted on the flag and the coins of the short-lived Katanga State.