Token - Sainsbury's Official England Squad 1998 Rio Ferdinand

Token - Sainsbury's Official England Squad 1998 (Rio Ferdinand) - obverseToken - Sainsbury's Official England Squad 1998 (Rio Ferdinand) - reverse

Obverse © hernan4950 – Reverse © Amer Salmeh

Features

Location United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Type Promotional items › Advertising token
Year 1998
Composition Nickel plated steel
Weight 8.2 g
Diameter 27.16 mm
Thickness 2.04 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
98247

Commemorative issue

The Official England Squad Medal Collection 1998 - Rio Ferdinand

Obverse

Football player name, head facing straight ahead, and position. 2 football players, 1 on each side of the player's head

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RIO FERDINAND
DEFENDER

Reverse

England national football team logo in the center. Date on top, and "PM" mint mark at the bottom

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1998
®
THE OFFICIAL ENGLAND SQUAD MEDAL COLLECTION
PM

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Sainsbury's is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom.
https://cartophilic-info-exch.blogspot.com/2014/09/sainsburys-official-england-squad-medal.html

Just before the World Cup 1998 commenced, Sainsbury's issued "The Final Five" - medallions of the 5 players picked in the England squad who didn't feature in the original collection of 23 medallions, which could be collected in their own mini album. These 5 players are:
- Rio Ferdinand
- Paul Merson
- Robert Lee
- Darren Anderton
- Les Ferdinand

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1998 PM Pobjoy Mint

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Languages: English
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