REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE
70th BIRTHDAY OF DR. SIAKA STEVENS
RARE TEN GOLDE CERTIFIED BY NGC PROOF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
OBV: WITHIN CIRCLE A STYLIZED HERALDIC LION (PASSANT GUARDANT) RIGHT WITH WAVES BENEATH AND MOUNTAINS ABOVE; DENOMINATION AT BOTTOM.
REV: PORTRAIT HEAD OF DR. SIAKA STEVENS (1905-1975) RIGHT.
KM # 28
SIAKA PROBYN STEVENS (1905-1988) WAS 3rd PRIME MINISTER (1967-1971) AND 1st PRESIDENT (1971-1985) OF SIERRA LEONE. HE WAS CRITICIZED FOR HIS DICTATORIAL STYLE GOVERNMENT AND THE EXECUTION OF MANY OF HIS POLITICAL OPPONENTS AS WELL AS FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC MISMANAGMENT. HE RETIRED IN 1985, HAND PICKING HIS SUCCESSOR, ARMED FORCES LEADER MAJOR-GENERAL JOSEPH MOMOH.
CONTAINS 57.6 GRAMS OF .916 FINE GOLD (1.6963 OZS AGW)
38 MM IN DIAMETER
ONLY 307 MINTED!
