The Tankersley Collection of West Indian Coins and Tokens

Cayenne (French Guiana), ST LAURENT, Frederic Tanon & Cie, first series, 50 Centimes, oval, zinc, 24 x 18mm (Gadoury-Elis 1.8). Very fine with some surface corrosion, extremely rare £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Tankersley Collection of West Indian Coins and Tokens.

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Frederic Tanon established his shipping and steamboat business, La Compagnie Commerciales des Antilles Françaises, in 1898; later restyled as Frederic Tamon et Cie, it had branches at St Laurent, Mana, Approuague, Sinnamary and Oyapock.