1 Ackey - George III

Issuer	Company of Merchants Trading to Africa
Year	1796
Type	Emergency coin
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Obverse script	Latin (cursive)
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Reverse description	The armorial achievement of the Company of Merchants Trading to Africa occupies the central field, displaying a quartered shield bearing a sailing ship in full sail on the lower half and, in the upper half, a beehive amid stars and a rocky outcrop, symbolising commerce and the African trade. The shield is surmounted by a castle and elephant crest. Two male figures, rendered as African natives, serve as supporters on either side of the shield. The encircling legend, reading from upper right around to the base, references the Parliamentary Act of 1750 that established free trade to Africa.
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Mintage	1796 - - 1,080 1796 - Proof -
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