World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

Ivory Coast, 1 Franc, c. 1920, obv. EUG. SCHNIEDER / 1FR, rev. 1F, zinc, octagonal, 23mm; Society d’ Import de Boise Exdtiques, obv. S.I.B.E within a beaded circle, rev. ASSINIE / 1924 within a beaded circle, brass, 25mm; River Cavally, work ticket (Rubber Estate), obv. I.C.R.E. / CAVALLY / COTE D’IVOIRE, rev. JETON / DE / TRAVAIL, brass, pierced as issued, 31mm; obv. COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DE L’AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE aroundFAO within a beaded circle, rev. Beaded star with F.A.O. in the centre, brass, pierced as issued, 22mm [4]. First poor and heavily corroded, second good very fine, others fine with some surface staining, all rare, first extremely rare £150-£200

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

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bt. various sources 1987 to 2011

Cavally Rubber Estate was formed in 1909 but went bankrupt in 1911