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Token - Half Dolphin Sea World - Gold Coast

Token - Half Dolphin (Sea World - Gold Coast) - obverseToken - Half Dolphin (Sea World - Gold Coast) - reverse

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Features

Location Australia
Type Amusement tokens › Ride tokens
Years 1979-1981
Composition Nickel plated copper
Weight 6.7 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round with a round hole (Pierced at top)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
409975
References X# T68
Krause Publications (publisher). Unusual World Coins. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States (5 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Sea World

Obverse

A Dolphin half out of the water center, text and two small Dolphins around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SEA WORLD
HALF DOLPHIN

Reverse

Text only

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SEA WORLD
CHILD RIDE TOKEN
THIS TOKEN WILL
BE ACCEPTED FOR
ANY SEA WORLD RIDE
OR SERVICE ADVERTISED
AT THE PRICE OF
HALF DOLPHIN

Edge

Plain

Comments

Used as a ride token at the famous Sea World Centre on the Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. First used in 1979 and phased out in 1981. The ONE DOLPHIN was phased out in 1982. There is only one series of this HALF DOLPHIN token 

T67 Gold Coated Copper  (dolphin dividers)

T68 Nickel Coated Copper  (dolphin dividers)

T69 Brass  (dolphin dividers)

 

The ONE DOLPHIN has three series

Series I

T59 Gold Coated Copper with a small dolphin 11 mm long on the obverse (dot dividers)

T60 Nickel Coated Copper with a small dolphin 11 mm long on the obverse (dot dividers)

 

Series II

T61 Gold Coated Copper with a medium dolphin 14 mm long on the obverse (dolphin dividers)

T62 Nickel Coated Copper with a medium dolphin 14 mm long on the obverse (dolphin dividers)

T63 Brass with a medium dolphin 14 mm long on the obverse (dolphin dividers)

 

Series III

T64 Gold Coated Copper with a  long dolphin 21 mm on the obverse (dolphin dividers)

T65 Nickel Coated Copper with a long dolphin 21 mm  on the obverse (dolphin dividers)

T66 Copper with long dolphin 21 mm on the obverse (dolphin dividers)

 

‘T’ numbers from ‘Commemorative Medals and Tokens of Queensland since 1962’ published 1984 Australian Numismatic Society Brisbane 

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1979-1981) 

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