World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

Jamaica, Uncertain location, Mount Zion Chapel, Communion token, legend both sides, oval, white metal, 43 x 25mm (Lyall 200; Burzinski 5001; Roehrs 1237). Very fine with a few small digs and stains, of the highest rarity £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Provenance: ex. Norweb coll.; bt. Spink & Son, 1994

The minister of the chapel in the 1920’s recalled the communion tokens and when they passed out of usage were stored in the vestry, but no trace of them could be found, nor could he supply any additional details regarding the usage of these tokens