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3 A.E.T.C., Basra, Iraq, uniface check piece in brass (32mm). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Mesopotamia, Orient Club Basrah, post WWII, token in cupro nickel (octagonal 23mm), twelve annas, impressed no.192 on reverse below denomination. Nearly uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
Australia, Victorian Artillery, canteen tokens, c.1890, one penny in silvered bronze (23mm), penny halfpenny in bronze (23mm), obverse, young head Queen Victoria left, around, "Vic. Arty. Canteen", on truncation, "S & M" (Stokes & Martin), reverse, denomination (Yarwood AUT01, 02); club badge in cupro nickel (21mm), obverse and reverse identical but upset 180 degrees, in centre, "Labour / League / Club", around, "Returned Sailors And Soldiers", hole pierced in centre (not recorded). The first item has verdigris especially on reverse, otherwise very fine, the second item is fine, both scarce, the last very fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Victorian Naval & Military Club, tokens, type 1, sixpence, one shilling, obverse, "V.N. / & / M.C.", reverse, denomination (Yarwood AUT004, 005). Both coins with traces of mint bloom, extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
Victorian Naval & Military Club, tokens, type 1, sixpence, one shilling (Yarwood AUT004, 005); type 2, two shillings (Yarwood AUT010), obverse, "V.N. / & / M.C.", reverse, denomination. The first item has traces of mint red in lettering and is extremely fine, the last item has a light spot of verdigris on the obverse, otherwise the last two items are very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
G.C.C., (German Concentration Camp), Liverpool, N.S.W., in aluminium, 1914-1916 (C.1916/4). Some toning on the rim, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $950
Commonwealth of Australia, WWII, Internment Camps, one shilling. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Commonwealth of Australia, WWII, Internment Camps, threepence. Trace of mint red on obverse, good extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Commonwealth of Australia, WWII, Internment Camps, penny. A few carbon spots, traces of mint bloom on obverse, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Australia, Australia Defence Force Canteens, WWII, one penny bottle tokens (oval 22mm x 27mm) (4, two in brass, two in aluminium), obverse, "A.D.F,C. / N.S.W.", reverse, denomination at each side, above, "Bottle", below, "Token" (Yarwood AUT019, 019A); Australian Artillery token in brass (21mm), five cents (Yarwood AUT032); Australian Canteen Service, BCOF, token in aluminium (21mm) (2), one unit, obverse and reverse identical (Yarwood AUT031); Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, tokens in aluminium (26mm), twenty two cents, twenty five cents (2), uniface, obverse, denomination in centre, below, "Token", above, "R.G.H.Concord". Very fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Australia, canteen tokens, Australian Defence Force Canteens, NSW, penny (oval 22mm x 27mm), pierced hole at left, obverse, "A.D.F.C. / N.S.W.", reverse, denomination left and right, above, "Bottle", below, "Token" (Yarwood AUT019); Repatriation Hospital Concord, twenty-two cents in aluminium (27mm), obverse, denomination in centre, above, "R.G.H.Concoord", below, "Token", reverse, plain (not recorded); Australian Comforts Fund, Womens Australian National Service Canteen, worker's tin badge, WWII, "ACF" inside six-pointed red star, above, "W.A.N.S.", below, "Canteen"; Garden Island RAN Dockyard, attendance token in brass (35mm) (2), uniface, centre hole, impressed above, "GI" on one, "G.I." on the other, below, impressed number "827" on first, "858" on the other (Yarwood AUT016). First item very fine, second item uncirculated, third item has white background discolouring with age, very fine, last two items good very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
2nd Australian General Hospital, Officer's mess tokens in plastic (25mm), c.1942, threepence (white), sixpence (blue), one shilling (yellow), obverse, Rising Sun badge in centre, at top, "Officer's Mess", below, "2nd Australian / General Hospital" (Yarwood AUT021, 022, 023). One shilling token is cracked the other two extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
2nd Australian General Hospital, Officer's Mess tokens in plastic (25mm), c.1942, sixpence (blue), one shilling (yellow) (2) (Yarwood AUT11, 023). Good very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australia, tokens in brass, Australian Artillery, five cents (21mm), obverse and reverse identical, denomination in centre, "Royal Artillery" around (Yarwood AUT032); A.I.F. Club, Tasmania (23mm), obverse, "A.I.F." inside stylised device, reverse, plain (not recorded). Some rust spotting on first item, good very fine, second item very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
New Zealand, souvenir check in copper (20mm), uniface, obverse, "Souvenir / Troopship / No.5 / N.Z. / 1914" (Yarwood NZT01, Morel 1914/2); N.Z. YMCA, token in brass (27mm), WWII, five milliemes, uniface, obverse, "N.Z / 5 M/M / Y.M.C.A." (Yarwood NZT08); N.Z. YMCA, token in brass (28mm), WWII, five milliemes, uniface, obverse, "N.Z / Y.M.C.A / 5 M/M". Very fine - extremely fine and scarce, the first very rare. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
161st Battery RNZA, (Royal New Zealand Artillery), military canteen token in brass (21mm), five cents (assigned value, not shown on token), 1965-72, obverse and reverse identical, "Kiwi" across centre, with reverse upset 180 degrees (Yarwood NZMT09). Toned, very fine and very rare with only a few known.
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
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" (Yarwood NZMT09). Very fine and very rare with only a few known.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Canada, Royal Artillery, Nova Scotia, token in white metal (octagonal 22mm), late 19th century, one cent, obverse, denomination in centre, around, "R.A Canteen N.S.Halifax", reverse, denomination (Yarwood CT012); Grand Army United Veterans, check in brass (octagonal 26mm), obverse, "Kamloops / G.A.U.V.", reverse, "Service", 180 degrees upset (not recorded); Naval Club of Toronto, token in green plastic (38mm), obverse, in centre, "Good For / One Drink / On Or After / Feb.5.1985", around, "Naval Club of Toronto Golden Anniversary", reverse, number "50", all lettering in gold (not recorded). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $140
Canada, patriotic medal, WWI, uniface shield in brass (45mm x 38mm), impressed blackened details, "Allies / England France / Russia Japan / War / Valcartier Camp / 1914", with red, white and blue ribbon. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Canada, B.B.Canteen ("B" Battery, Quebec City) token in white metal (24mm), six cents, obverse, "B.B. / Canteen", reverse, denomination in centre, around "Good For / In Trade" (Yarwood CT001); Governor General's Foot Guard, Ottawa, token in aluminium (22mm) (2, varieties of same design), obverse, in centre "G.G.F.G.", around top "Sergeants Mess", reverse, denomination (Yarwood CT009); 4 Wing, RCAF in Germany, tokens in aluminium (15mm), two types, first, obverse, "4 / Wing", reverse, Maple Leaf above initials "RCAF" (2), second, obverse, as previous, reverse, "Coin / 1965 / Club" (Yarwood CT018, 019); Canadian Voluntary Women Workers, token for one franc in blue plastic (23mm), centre hole, obverse and reverse identical, at top "C.V.W.W.", below "1 Franc". Very fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Canadian Engineers, WWI, token in bronze (20mm), ten cents, obverse, Canadian Engineers crest, reverse, denomination (Yarwood CT006). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Canadian Engineers, tokens in bronze, WWI, ten cents (20mm), twenty five cents (30mm) (2), obverse, Canadian Engineers badge, reverse, denomination. Fine - good very fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
Canadian Engineers, token in bronze (18mm), obverse, unit badge, reverse, "5c" inside beaded circle (Yarwood CT007); 9 Field Coy, token in white metal (26mm), twenty five cents, obverse, "9 / Field / Co. / R.C.E.", reverse, in centre, "25 / Souvenir", around, "Ye Merry Sappers Tavern" (Yarwood CT020); card tokens in bronze (32mm) (2), common reverse, a hand of five cards in centre, below, "W.W.Reg D'S'N", around, "Thumbs Up Aces High", obverse type 1, Toronto Scottish badge in centre, around, "Carry On Toronto Scottish", type 2, RCAF pilot's wings, above, "Wings Aloft", below, "W.W.", around, "Royal Canadian Air Force" (Yarwood CT064, 065); "Garrison Officers' Mess", around, in centre, "and / Alberta / United / Services / Institute", token in wood (38mm), reverse, "$5.00" (not recorded); souvenir dollars in cupro nickel (32mm), Royal Canadian Army Service Corps 1901-1961, Royal Canadian Legion 1978 (2), The Navy League of Canada 1895-1985, The Canadian Legion Dominion Convention 1986; Meat Ration token, blue fibre (23mm), centre hole, obverse and reverse identical, "Canada / Meat / Viande / Ration". The first item fine, the rest very fine - uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Royal Canadian Engineers, tokens in white metal, WWII, twenty five cents (26mm), ten cents (20mm), five cents (23mm) (2), obverse, twenty five cents (plain), five and ten cents, "9 / Field / Co. / R.C.E", reverse, value in centre, "Souvenir" below, around, "Ye Merry Sappers Tavern" (Yarwood CT020, 021, 022). The first item holed, otherwise very fine, the rest very fine - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Canadian Expeditionary Force, 5th Canadian Battalion, canteen token, WWI, half franc in bronze (22mm), one franc in white metal (26mm), obverse, denomination in centre, around, "5th Can. Battn Canteen", reverse, plain (Yarwood CT023, 024) Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Canadian Expeditionary Force, 5th Canadian Battalion, canteen token, WWI, half franc in bronze (22mm) (2), one franc in white metal (26mm), obverse, denomination in centre, around, "5th Can. Battn Canteen", reverse, (half franc) one plain the other a variety with centre circle, (franc) plain (Yarwood CT023, (variety not recorded), CT024). First item holed at top otherwise nearly very fine, the other items good fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Esquimalt Royal Naval Base, c.1950, token in aluminium (25mm), five cents, obverse, denomination in centre and around, "Royal Naval Canteen", reverse, in centre, "Esquimalt / B.C." (Yarwood CT028). Fine and very rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Canada, Regimental Institute, 47 B.C. Canada, tokens in brass, 1915, five cents (19.5mm), ten cents (22mm), twenty five cents (25.5mm), obverse, badge of 47 Regiment (Vancouver) Canadian Expeditionary Forces in the centre, around the top, "Regimental Institute", at the bottom, "1915", reverse, denomination in centre, around the top, "Good For", at the bottom, "In / Trade" (Yarwood CT030, 031, 032). Very fine - good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $250
Royal Canadian Air Force Association, tokens in plastic (28mm), five cents (green), ten cents (white) (2), twenty five cents (blue) (2), twenty five cents Happy Hour (blue), one dollar (100) Happy Hour (red) (2), obverse, type 1, "R.C.A.F.A. / # 767 Wing", type 2, "R.C.A.F.A. / 767 Wing", type 3, "R.C.A.F.A. / 767 Wing / Happy Hour", reverse for all types, denomination (Yarwood first item not recorded, CT051, 052, 053, 054). Extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
British or Canadian Armed Forces, token in tin (32mm x 76mm), WWI, one meal, obverse, across the centre in relief, "One Meal", at lower left, impressed Imperial crown, reverse, plain (Yarwood CT061). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $250