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Shield Currency

mid-20th century
Object PlaceCameroon
Medium/TechniqueIron
DimensionsOverall: 64.1 x 24.8 cm (25 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Lender Accessory: 14 x 14 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Timothy Phillips
Accession number2006.2052
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNumismatics
ProvenanceBetween 2000 and 2006, acquired by Timothy Phillips, Boston [see note]; 2006, year-end gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 24, 2007)

NOTE: Probably purchased from a dealer in Paris, Brussels, or New York.
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