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Ireland, (British Army Camp), Curragh, twopence in brass (24mm), obverse, 'Civilian/Canteen/Curragh', reverse, denomination within wreath (Y&J MT2019S.p72) (2d not listed in Irish Tokens by S.B.Woodside). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $550
Italy, Allied Officers' Club, tokens in brass, five cents (21mm, reverse upset 45 degrees), ten cents (17.5mm), twenty five cents (24mm), twenty five lire (21mm), the first three with identical obverse and reverse, denomination in centre, at top, 'Allied Officers' Club', at bottom, Naples, Italy', the last obverse with denomination in centre, around, 'Allied Officers Club', reverse, winged lion of St Mark holding sword and resting on Book of Peace (US Army shoulder patch 1946-54) (see Y&J MT2019S.p28-29); also WWI American Red Cross in Italy, soup kitchen token in brass (25mm), obverse, at top, '15' with 'C' and to right 'MI', below, 'Minestra', reverse, across centre, 'Croce Rossa/Americana'. Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
N.A.A.F.I., Austria, tokens in plastic (hexagonal 25x28.5mm), c1946, ten groschen (yellow), twenty groschen (red) (2), obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, denomination; Egypt, quarter piastre in red plastic (22mm), c1952, obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, denomination in centre, at top, 'Valid In N.A.A.F.I.', at bottom, 'Egypt Only' (YMT.NA1, 2 [2], NE2). Extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
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N.A.A.F.I,?beer token in aluminium (50x27mm), uniface, obverse, N.A.A.F.I. crest with words "Beer" and "Token" at sides (YMT.NC1).?Good fine and very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
N.A.A.F.I.?Egypt, token in brass, (octagonal 26mm), obverse, 'N.A.A.F.I./Egypt', reverse, '1/Cup Of/Tea' (YMT.NE1).?Toned, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
N.A.A.F.I., Egypt, token in green plastic (25mm), obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, 'Valid In/N.A.A.F.I.Egypt/Only' (YMT.NE2); Egypt, Gezira Sporting Club, ten milliemes in brass (26mm), c1950, uniface, obverse, denomination in centre, around, 'Gezira Sporting Club'; Egypt, Splendid Bar, five milliemes in cupro-nickel (23.5mm), c1920s, obverse, around top, 'Splendid-Bar', at bottom, 'Minieh', reverse, denomination. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
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N.A.A.F.I., tokens in brown laminated plastic, '1/2 Franc/1944/N.A.A.F.I/Token' type 1 (octagonal 24mm) (2); 'NAAFI Only Half Franc Token' type 2 (octagonal 24mm) and type 3 (octagonal 24mm) (2); 'NAAFI Token/1/2 Fr' type 4 (octagonal 24mm) (2); 'British Armed Forces/1/2d' (25mm) (2); 'British Armed Forces/1d' (29mm) (3) YMT.NF1 [2], NF2, NF3 [2], NF4 [2], BAF1 [2], BAF2 [3]. Very good - good very fine. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
N.A.A.F.I., tokens in brown laminated plastic, '1/2 Franc/1944/N.A.A.F.I/Token' type 1 (octagonal 24mm) (2); Austria, tokens in plastic (hexagonal 25x28.5mm), c1946, ten groschen (yellow), twenty groschen (red) (2, one faded colour), obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, denomination; Egypt, (half piastre but not indicated on token) in green plastic (25mm), c1952, obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, 'Valid In/N.A.A.F.I. Egypt/Only'; Sardinia, ten lire in aluminium (29mm), 1975-83, uniface, obverse, '10' in centre, at top, 'NAAFI', at bottom, 'Lire'; South Africa, Pretoria Garrison Institute, shilling in dark red/brown plastic (32mm), raised border on both sides, obverse, in centre, 'PGI', reverse, denomination (YMT.NF4 [2], NA1, NA2 [2], NE2, NSL2, SAT07) (8); also CFB (possibly Canadian Forces Base), five cents in zinc (octagonal 19mm), with centre hole, both sides identical, denomination at bottom, around top, 'Mess C.F.B' (recorded in Y&J MT2019S.p94 as Belgium Railway token ??); Ex-Imperial Sailors' & Soldiers' Club, token in cupro-nickel (18mm), centre hole, obverse, around top, 'Ex-Imperial S & S Club', reverse, around, 'For Amusement Only' (not recorded in Yarwood). Fine - good very fine. (10)
Estimate $200
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N.A.A.F.I., Sudan, quarter piastre in red plastic (22mm), c1952, obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, denomination in centre, at top, 'Valid In N.A.A.F.I.', at bottom, 'Sudan Only' (YMT.NS1). Extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
N.A.A.F.I., Sardinia, tokens in aluminium, 1975-83, five lire (24mm), ten lire (29mm), uniface, obverse, '5 or 10' in centre, at top, 'NAAFI', at bottom, 'Lire' (YMT.NSL1, 2). Hairlines, otherwise very fine, the five lire very scarce. (2)
Estimate $150
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New Zealand, WWII, N.Z. YMCA, token in brass (27mm), five milliemes, uniface, obverse, 'N.Z/5M/M/Y.M.C.A' (YMT.NZMT08); others (2), in brass (28mm), obverse, 'N.Z/Y.M.C.A/5 M/M' (YMT.NZMT08a) (2); another identical to previous but thinner lettering (YMT.NZMT08b). Good fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
161st Battery RNZA, (Royal New Zealand Artillery), military canteen token in brass (21mm), five cents (assigned value not shown on token), 1965-72 with reverse upset 180 degrees, obverse and reverse with the word 'Kiwi'; another identical but (24mm), twenty five cents (assigned value) (YMT.NZMT09, 10). Very fine and very rare with only a small number known. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
New Zealand, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, medal in oxidised bronze (41mm), obverse, unit badge, reverse, '1' in diamond above a raised plaque for inscribing a name, around the top, '1 RNZIR WO's & SNCO's Mess', unnamed; Royal New Zealand Engineers, 2 Engineer Regiment, medal in oxidised bronze (42mm), uniface, obverse, unit badge, around top, '2 Engr Regt', around bottom, 'WO's & Sgt's Mess'; Royal New Zealand Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, medal in oxidised bronze (40mm), uniface, obverse, unit badge. The last with hairlines and several small oxidation spots, otherwise good very fine - good extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
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South Africa, Soldiers Institute, Pretoria, uniface, penny token in zinc (24mm), pierced hole at top; another for sixpence in zinc (22mm); Union Internment Camps, WWII, penny token in pressed fibre (32mm), obverse, 'Slleen/Geldig/In' in centre, around, 'Unie Interneringskampe', reverse, denomination in centre, above, 'Een Pennie'; another, sixpence token in pressed fibre (oval 19x24mm), obverse, 'Valid/Only/At' in centre, around, 'Union Internment Camps', reverse, denomination in centre, above, 'Six', below, 'Pence' (YMT.SAT01, 03, 11, 13). The first heavily oxidated, the second lacquered, otherwise very good, the rest good very fine. (4)
Estimate $200
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