1 Cent

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Reverse description	A tall oil palm tree occupies the central field, flanked on either side by secondary devices: a sailing ship to the left and a rising sun with radiating rays to the right, all contained within a beaded inner circle. Two five-pointed stars are positioned at the lower left and lower right of the inner circle, flanking the design horizontally. The denomination legend ONE CENT arcs along the upper border between the beaded and denticled rims, while the date 1941 is inscribed in the lower exergual area beneath the inner circle. The composition reflects the traditional iconography of Liberian coinage, combining maritime, agricultural, and solar motifs.
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Additional information	Liberia's 1941 coinage was produced in the United States — the Philadelphia Mint struck these pieces under a longstanding arrangement reflecting the country's close institutional ties to American financial oversight. The shift to copper-nickel from the earlier bronze composition was driven by wartime material pressures, as the U.S. redirected copper supplies toward the Allied war effort and adjusted the alloys used for client-state coinage accordingly. The 1941 issue is notably scarce relative to other dates in the series.