Bahamas, CAT CAY, Cat Key Club, One Key, white metal piédfort, cat standing on key, rev. old water tower above value, 38mm (Lyall 14). Very fine but dull finish, very rare £50-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Provenance: Bt K.V. Eckardt 1979.

Cat Cay is a small islet approximately 15 miles south of Bimini, purchased by Louis Rice Wasey in 1931 and developed into an exclusive resort. The tokens, introduced in 1946, were designed by the owner’s daughter, Jane