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© mike c (CC BY-SA)
Token - Commonwealth of Australia Tea with Biscuits Token - Brisbane & Sydney ND
| Aluminium | 2.6 g | 27.5 mm |
| Location | Australia |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Trade tokens › Business tokens |
| Years | 1970-1980 |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 2.6 g |
| Diameter | 27.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape | Octagonal (8-sided) with a hole (10 mm hole over the large 'B') |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#419477 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
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Comment
Tea with biscuit token used in Commonwealth buildings in Sydney and Brisbane c1970s. The C16a token was holed to differentiate it from the tea only token (C17) that was also used at the time. I have no idea of the type of biscuit or biscuits the token would have purchased.
