World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

St Helena, Royal Artillery Canteen, One Farthing, c. 1900-1902, uniface, R. A. CANTEEN, ST. HELENA around ONE / FARTHING, zinc, 25mm (David Vice FT. 6). Fine, but some surface corrosion, extremely rare, possibly only 4 specimens known
£200-£300

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. C. B. Fox, 1985

Believed to have been struck during the period of the Boer War and intended to be used at the Royal Artillery Canteen by British soldiers whose duty it was to guard Boer prisoners-of-war