Ceylon, Colombo, (Slave Island), Vauxhall Mill, Plantation Token, Four Halfpence (c. 1868-72), in copper alloy, J. M. ROBERTSON & CO | COLOMBO around V|M|M|V and a central hole, rev. elaborate scroll work, 31mm., 9.88g (Prid. 82; cf. Ford 284), a bold very fine, scarce.
J. M. Robertson were a coffee planting enterprise and at its zenith in 1845-48. The VMMV token was for the Vauxhall Mill. See previous lot for another token from their joint operations at Oil Yard Mill
Estimate: £30 - £50