Mbole token-currency, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Late 19th - early 20th century
Copper
H. 20.5 cm
This Mbole coin is stylistically pure, with a perfect hollowed-out circular shape punctuated by an open axis at the top. Its patina, as if hammered by use, attests to the numerous exchanges it was the object of.
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