Madeira (late 19th Century-early 20th Century), Samuel John Dreff and Co., 40 Reis token, uniface, 29.5mm., 9.28g, sjd&co. / r 40 in cursive script (Barradas 216), extremely fine with traces of lustre in recesses, extremely rare.
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See Agostinho Barradas 'Catalogo das Fichas da Mareira' in Publicacoes da Sociedade Portuguesa de Numismatica XLIV (1955), in which he attributes a 100, 80 and 40 Reis token series to a Samuel John Dreff (possibly Dress) & Co.
Estimate: £60.00 - £80.00