World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

Montserrat, ST. PETER, Vue Pointe Hotel, uniface, incuse legend, used to operate the floodlights on the tennis court, brass, 23mm (Lyall - ). Very fine with some staining, very rare, apparently only two known £80-£120

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. 2005

The Vue Pointe Hotel, built by Michael Osborne was opened in December 1961. These checks were used to operate the flood lights for the tennis court until the lights and much of the hotel was damaged by Hurricane Hugo in September 1989. The hotel was renovated in 1994. Mt Soufriere erupted in 1995 and the island migration following that disaster caused the hotel to relocate several times and finally close in 2008