What is Kissi penny in Sierra Leone?

Kissi Money or 'Money with a Soul'. At the end of the 19th century, the so-called 'Kissi money' or 'Kissi penny' was introduced by the Kissi, Loma and Bandi peoples living in the border regions of nowadays Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. In practice its use was quite extensive. read more

it is a pre-colonial unit of exchange used in the Kissy speaking areas of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. It consists of twists of iron wire sometimes with small tokens at the ends to resemble a (very) elongated fish. read more

Coin Collecting - Primitive Money - African Kissi Penny This unusual iron currency was produced in the Kissi region of Sierra Leone on the west coast of Africa. It was used by various African peoples (including the Kissi) in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea-Conakry from the late Nineteenth Century until the later Twentieth Century. read more