3 Pence ND (1910-1920) front 3 Pence ND (1910-1920) back
3 Pence ND (1910-1920) photo

3 Pence ND

 
Zinc - 17 mm
Description
Location
Epi Island (Vanuatu)
Issuing company
Valesdir
Period
Anglo-French condominium (1906-1980)
Type
Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens
Years
1910-1920
Value
3 Pence (1⁄80)
Currency
Australian Pound (1906-1921)
Composition
Zinc
Diameter
17 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#240555
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering: 3 D

Unabridged legend: 3 denarius

Translation: 3 Pence.

Edge

Plain

Comment

These coins were used on the Valesdir plantation on the Isle of Epi. This plantation was owned by the Naturel family. The coins were used between 1910 and 1920. The three denominations issued are subdivisions of the Australian pound then in use in the Franco-British condominium.