World Tokens

Danish West Indies, Coaling Tokens, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, uniface oval zinc 50 Cents, raised value, 65 x 39mm, 8.48g (Sømod 4670; Lyall 5, this piece). Pierced as issued and surface oxidised, fine to very fine, the only recorded specimen
£500-1,000

Provenance: Bt R.A. Byrne [from M.M. Gould February 1966].

The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique had commenced coaling operations on the island by 1877, but in 1887 moved their local headquarters to Martinique. By 1915 the company’s coaling activities had ceased