Auction Catalogue

2 & 3 April 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Jetons, Medals and Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 1381

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3 April 2014

Hammer Price:
£420

Palestine, HAIFA, JAFFA and JERUSALEM, Centralcasse des Tempels, nickel-plated zinc 40, 20, 10 and 5 Paras [1880-1917], 23, 20, 18 and 16mm (Haffner CC 13; Noble 1752-3; cf. Baldwin 6, 891) [4]. Very fine or better, rare
£150-200

Provenance: Last three H.D. Gibbs Collection; bt 1983.

The Templars were a group of German protestants who moved to Palestine in the late 1860s. Their tokens circulated in Haifa, Jaffa and Jerusalem