World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector
St Helena, Royal Artillery Canteen, One Farthing, c. 1900-1902, uniface, R. A. CANTEEN, ST. HELENA around ONE / FARTHING, zinc, 25mm (David Vice FT. 6). Fine, but some surface corrosion, extremely rare, possibly only 4 specimens known
£200-£300
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Provenance: bt. C. B. Fox, 1985
Believed to have been struck during the period of the Boer War and intended to be used at the Royal Artillery Canteen by British soldiers whose duty it was to guard Boer prisoners-of-war