Gabon 1929 token

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 20557

This specimen was lot 20557 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GABON. Aluminum Token, 1929. PCGS AU-53 Gold Shield. VERY RARE, this non-denominated token remains sharp overall, with patches of surface patination and typically hazy tone over the aluminum surfaces." Without any value stamped upon it, it is difficult to guess what this token traded for in French Equatorial Africa in the late 1920's. Others exist with a leopard, pelican and elephant.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: aluminum.

Catalog reference: KM Tn5, Lec-21.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• Middle Congo 1925 token
• Gabon 1928 token
• Gabon 1960 100 francs
• Gabon 1960 25 francs
• Gabon 1960 50 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1929
• return to coins of Gabon