World Tokens

St Lucia, Coaling Tokens, CASTRIES, Peter and Co, uniface oval brass Shilling by Neal, peter and co above value, 42 x 24mm, 5.89g (Lyall 480; Devaux type 14; Prid. 8 [Sale, lot 329]; Ford 683; Tankersley 379). Very fine £40-60

Provenance: SCMB March 1974 (W 113).

Peter and Co, established in 1891 by William Peter, was the leading coaling operater in St Lucia; Peter himself was known colloquially as ‘King Cole’