Lot 3602

Description

South Africa, Pretoria Garrison Institute, tokens in bakelite (32mm), 1940-47, threepence (mottled dark red), one shilling (dark red), two shillings and sixpence (dark red) (split), ten shillings (dark green), obverse, "PGI", reverse, denomination (Theron 28) (Yarwood SAT05, 07, 09, 10); Government Printing Works Social Club, token in brass (31mm), one penny half penny, centre hole, obverse and reverse, "G.P.W. Social Club" around the top, denomination at bottom (Theron T.22); Post Office Tea Club, uniface brass token (23.5mm), centre hole, obverse, "P.O.T.C. Pretoria" around (Theron T.26); Soldiers Institute Pretoria, uniface token in white metal (28mm), threepence, obverse, denomination, name around; S.A.A. Canteen, in bronze (31mm), uniface, obverse, impressed, "S.A.A. / Canteen / 88". Soldier's Institute token with corrosion, good, the rest very fine - good very fine, the PGI token scarce. (8)

PGI is a well known store at the military camp near Pretoria, previously known as Roberts Heights. Tokens were used from 1940 to 1947 chiefly for the sale of petrol at Defence Headquarters.