Token - Colin Bell; Manchester City England World Cup Squad 1970

Token - Colin Bell; Manchester City (England World Cup Squad 1970) - obverseToken - Colin Bell; Manchester City (England World Cup Squad 1970) - reverse

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Features

Location United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Issuing entity Esso
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Promotional items › Advertising token
Year 1970
Composition Aluminium
Weight 2 g
Diameter 25.8 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
113169

Commemorative issue

England Squad World Cup 1970

Obverse

Name of footballer. Face of footballer, signature.

Script: Latin

Lettering: COLIN BELL

Reverse

Legend and date surrounding Esso logo.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD
Esso
FM
∙ MEXICO 1970 ∙

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Mintmark of The Franklin Mint (FM) The Franklin Mint, Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)

Comments

Esso: The 1970 World Cup Coin Collection.



A collection of 30 aluminium tokens minted for Esso to commemorate the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.
You got one random token with each fuel purchase, in an attempt to get you to purchase more fuel from Esso to complete the collection.



A limited-edition 925 silver collection was also produced by the Franklin Mint.
Never officially on sale, it was presented to participating players and officials only.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1970 FM

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