1821 SAINT HELENA under BRITISH East India Company HALF PENNY COIN RARE. I55259
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Saint Helena under British East India Company
1821 Copper 1/2 Penny 28mm (9.44 grams)
Reference: KM# A4
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SaintĀ Helena is a volcanic tropical island in theSouth Atlantic Ocean, 4,000 kilometresĀ (2,500 mi) east of Rio de Janeiro and 1,950 kilometres (1,210 mi)Ā west of the Cunene River, which marks the border between Namibia and Angola in southwestern Africa. It is part ofĀ the British Overseas Territory ofSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.Ā Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres (10 by 5 mi) and has a populationĀ of 4,255 (2008 census). It was named after Saint Helena of Constantinople.
TheĀ island was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, one of the most remoteĀ islands in the world. It was an important stopover for ships sailing to EuropeĀ from Asia and South Africa for centuries. Napoleon was imprisoned there in exile by theĀ British, as were Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (for leading a Zulu army against British rule) and more thanĀ 5,000 Boers taken prisoner during the Second Boer War.
Between 1791 and 1833, Saint Helena became the site of a series ofĀ experiments in conservation, reforestation and attempts to boost rainfallĀ artificially. This environmental intervention was closely linked to theĀ conceptualisation of the processes of environment.
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