Coin of The White Governors of Liberia.
A Copper Coin of the American Colonization Society.
Descriptions:
A copper token issued by the American Colonization Society in 1833 shows a Naked Black Man clutching the "Tree of Liberty" and reaching out toward a ship at sea. The rays of the sun shine in the distance, and the word "Liberia"— referring to an African colony where freed slaves were being sent by the American Colonization Society—is emblazoned across the top of the coin.
A copper token issued by the American Colonization Society in 1833 shows a Naked Black Man clutching the "Tree of Liberty" and reaching out toward a ship at sea. The rays of the sun shine in the distance, and the word "Liberia"— referring to an African colony where freed slaves were being sent by the American Colonization Society—is emblazoned across the top of the coin.
( Courtesy of the Virginia Historical Society )
What is the "Tree of Liberty"?
The Liberty Tree (1646–1775) was a famous elm tree that stood in Boston near Boston Common, in the days before the American Revolution (1776-1783). In 1765, colonists in Boston staged the first act of defiance against the British government at the tree.
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