10 Cents

Sierra Leone's first post-independence decimal coinage, introduced in 1964, replaced the West African Currency Board issues that had circulated across British colonial territories as a shared regional currency. The 1978–1984 date range spans a period of single-party consolidation under Siaka Stevens, whose All People's Congress government had abolished multiparty politics by 1978 constitution. Coin production during these years was handled by the Royal Mint on contract, a common arrangement for newly independent African states lacking domestic minting infrastructure.