Middle Congo 1925 token

Ponterio sale 173, lot 1263

This specimen was lot 1263 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $1,292. The catalog description^[2] noted, "FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA. Middle Congo. Token, 1925. PCGS MS-64. Elephant." This token, perhaps a private issue, was minted for the French colony of the Middle Congo in 1925 and was probably used as a work tally as it lacks a denomination. This specimen is likely to be the most expensive aluminum coin in the Wiki, with the exception of this token from Gabon.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: aluminum.

Catalog reference: KM-TnA1; Gad-4.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[2]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• Gabon 1928 token
• Coins and currency dated 1925
• return to coins of French Equatorial Africa