Lot 651
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Griqua Town, token Halfpenny, undated (1814-16), GRIQUA TOWN around 1/2, rev. flying dove (K.50; KM.Tn2), one small carbon spot on reverse, good extremely fine/extremely fine, especially rare thus
Griqua Town, token Halfpenny, undated (1814-16), GRIQUA TOWN around 1/2, rev. flying dove (K.50; KM.Tn2), one small carbon spot on reverse, good extremely fine/extremely fine, especially rare thus

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Griqua Town, token Halfpenny, undated (1814-16), GRIQUA TOWN around 1/2, rev. flying dove (K.50; KM.Tn2), one small carbon spot on reverse, good extremely fine/extremely fine, especially rare thus

Lot Essay

The first 'coinage' minted for use in South Africa, produced for Rev. Campbell of the London Missionary Society - whose emblem was a dove - by Thomas Halliday. Issued between 1814 and 1816, they circulated for around two years before most were withdrawn and melted down.