ROYAL MINT TOKENS Publique Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 7, Number 7, February 15, 2004, Article 5
ROYAL MINT TOKENS
Neil Shafer writes: "I can give you some details on the British
Mint tokens you mentioned a few weeks ago. They are paper
laminated in plastic, and the set consists of 6 values: Face sides
are 1/2p printed in green, 1p in brown, 2p in black, 5p in blue,
10p in orange, and 50p in lilac. All have background color of
a very light lavender. Backs have black text and a serial number
on white without any background tint or anything else. Sizes:
plastic dimensions for all except the 50p are 73 x 47mm, with
rounded corners. The 50p is square, 47 x 47mm. All have
heading "Royal Mint Token" at top, value at center, and text at
bottom "Valid only within the Royal Mint Llantrisant." Back text
on all: (serial no. at upper right) "THIS TOKEN WILL BE
ACCEPTED AS PAYMENT OR PART PAYMENT FOR
ARTICLES PURCHASED WITHIN THE ROYAL MINT
ONLY." The face value of the token is shown on the back only
as a number preceding the serial number. That's the whole story
- I think they were used in the 1970s, but not sure. Never were
easily available. "- 2004-02-15
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