World Tokens

U.S. Virgin Islands, St Thomas, L’Escale, card tokens redeemable for Old St Croix Rum (2, different), one without quantity correction by hand, both 35mm (Sømod 24.713, 24.714); L’Escale, brass spinners by Meka, Denmark (2), c. 1970, legend around l’e, rev. rear of cat, ok-you pay, etc, and meka emblemer, etc., rev. similar, both 31mm, 8.69g/12h, 8.80g/12h; Blue Beards Taxi, red plastic 10 Cents, c. 1975, legend, rev. value, 2.70g/12h (Sømod 24.732; Tankersley 438; Lyall Sale 911); Virgin Islands Taxi Association, green plastic 10 Cents, c. 1975, similar, 2.49g/12h (Sømod 24.733; Tankersley 438; Lyall Sale 911); Chris Sawyer Diving Center, wooden nickel, $5.00 off any dive, etc, 38mm, 2.25g/12h; Blue Carib Gems & Rocks, aluminium 5 Dollar Discount check, artisan, rev. value, 23mm, 1.64g/12h; Mountain Top, elongated Cent, mountain view, rev. blank, 28 x 19mm, 3.03g; Fort Christian, 2006, a gilt souvenir medal by the Caribbean Mint, 28mm, 7.41g/12h; together with a Virgin Islands plated medalet, artisan at anvil, 25mm, 8.83g, and 50th Birthday of Jørgen Sømod, brass, by B. Jensen for Meka, legend around 50, rev. reproduction of the 10 Cent token of G. Beretta, 23mm, 4.46g/12h [12]. First two fine and very rare, others very fine and better £60-80

Provenance: Third, fourth and last gift of J. Sømod October 1994.

L’Escale, duty-free liquor retailer and gift shop, Charlotte Amalie. Blue Carib Gems & Rocks, Back street, Charlotte Amalie