Hausa Iron Currency Based

Money, if money were a flat blade on a very long stalk.

This Hausa iron currency form comes from Nigeria, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. Iron objects of this type are commonly interpreted as stores of value, used in exchange and payments across the region. The head is a broad, slightly curved plate, with two slender arms swinging down to meet a single shaft. The metal is dark and crusty, with a plum-brown tone that is rougher than its neighbors. It stands on a small black square base.

About 50 inches tall. Quiet, upright and impossible to counterfeit with a printer.