Token - 1½ Penny - Germiston Municipal Tramways ND (1914) front Token - 1½ Penny - Germiston Municipal Tramways ND (1914) back
Token - 1½ Penny - Germiston Municipal Tramways ND (1914) photo

Token - 1½ Penny - Germiston Municipal Tramways ND

1914 year
Plastic (Yellow celluloid) 1.16 g 22.3 mm
Description
Location
South Africa
Type
Transportation tokens › Public transportation tokens
Year
1914
Value
1½ Penny (1⁄160)
Currency
Pound (1825-1961)
Composition
Plastic (Yellow celluloid)
Weight
1.16 g
Diameter
22.3 mm
Thickness
2.2 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#348504
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1½D

Edge

Plain

Comment

According to Hearn's Handbook on South African Tokens by Brian Hern and Allyn Jacobs (2nd edition, 2009), this token was in use between 1914 and 1935 in Germiston, South Africa. The token appears on page 108 of that book with the reference number 228a.