Nigeria, Gilruth Brothers, advertising check?, obv. Queen Victoria, young head facing left, surrounded by the inscription VICTORIA REGINA, rev. * GILRUTH BROs. * LAGOS around MERCHANTS in a plain circle, brass, milled edge, 22mm (Vice FT 10; Prid. Lot 672). Obv. good fine, rev. better, rare £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Provenance: bt. C. B. Fox, 1986

Believed to have been issued c. 1870-1880 and although named the issuer has not been traced