Noonans
Auction T16 2 Oct 2019
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World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector
Malta, P. P. Grech, value tokens (2), obv. TAILORING * P.P.GRECH * OUTFITTING * MALTA around THE / GENTLEMAN'S / MAGAZINE / OF / FASHION, rev. 1/- surrounded by a wreath, brass, 20mm (Lyall 1038); similar but 3d, bronze, 20mm (Lyall 1040) [2]. Extremely fine, or nearly so, very rare £100-£150
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Provenance: Spink Auction No. 79, 15 October 1979, Lot 359, The R. J. Ford Collection
These tokens are presumably for small change purposes. A local informant says it was a men's tailor located at 112 Strada Reale in Valetta during the early years of the 20th century
Malta, P. P. Grech, value tokens (2), obv. TAILORING * P.P.GRECH * OUTFITTING * MALTA around THE / GENTLEMAN'S / MAGAZINE / OF / FASHION, rev. 1/- surrounded by a wreath, brass, 20mm (Lyall 1038); similar but 3d, bronze, 20mm (Lyall 1040) [2]. Extremely fine, or nearly so, very rare £100-£150
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Provenance: Spink Auction No. 79, 15 October 1979, Lot 359, The R. J. Ford Collection
These tokens are presumably for small change purposes. A local informant says it was a men's tailor located at 112 Strada Reale in Valetta during the early years of the 20th century