World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

Gibraltar, Anchor Bar (?), uniface, incuse anchor (twice) between MS, usage unknown, brass, 27mm (Lyall 1202; Prid. - ; R.J. Ford - ). Good fine, but crudely made, rare £40-£60

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. Chris Butt, 2007

Found in Gibraltar this is thought to be from the Anchor Bar in Queensway Quay, opposite Edinburgh, the Royal Navy base, but this cannot be proven as Gibraltar Directoies do not list bars. The bar was thought to have been closed in the 1970’s