Malta, Malta Civil Service Co-operative Society Ltd., obv. MALTA / CIVIL SERVICE / CO-OP. / SOCIETY / LIMITED, rev. HALF / SOVN. / ARDILL LEEDS all within a tulip wreath, brass, milled edge, 20mm (Lyall 1045); bracteate style (5) obv. MALTA CIVIL SERVICE CO-OP. around SOCIETY / 2/- / LIMITED, tin plated iron, 22mm; similar, but 1/-; similar, but 6D; similar, but 3D; similar but 1D (Lyall 1046 to 1050) [6]. Ten Shillings nearly fine, Two Shillings fair with considerable surface corrosion, very fine £80-£100

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

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Provenance: Two Shillings bt. J. Schimmel, 1989, others bt. S. E. Schwer, 1984

This society was registered on 28 April 1948 and it opened its first consumer store at 48B Tower Road, Sliema. The society closed after only a few years of trading and one informant believed it was due to bankruptcy caused by lavish spending by the directors. The checks were given to customers to record the value of purchases and the customer would return them periodically for dividend payment. They were made in England and are typical of British co-op checks