Shell Token - Historic Cars (Volkswagen 1938) ND front Shell Token - Historic Cars (Volkswagen 1938) ND back
Shell Token - Historic Cars (Volkswagen 1938) ND photo

Shell Token - Historic Cars (Volkswagen 1938) ND

 
Aluminium 1.73 g 26.2 mm
Description
Location
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Type
Medals › Advertising medallions
Currency
Promotional Gas Tokens
Composition
Aluminium
Weight
1.73 g
Diameter
26.2 mm
Thickness
1.4 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#79491
Rarity index
67%

Reverse

SHELL logo

Script: Latin

Lettering:
The 'Beatle' -
Introduced in 1938
as the people's
car.

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Historic Cars from Shell, a collection of twenty tokens available from Shell petrol stations in the 1970's.



The cardboard holder was given away free. You got one random token with each fuel purchase, in an attempt to get you to purchase more fuel from Shell to complete the collection.