Brass machine struck token with triangular hole

Brass machine struck token with triangular hole - obverseBrass machine struck token with triangular hole - reverse

© KennyG

Features

Location United States
Type Souvenir medals › Event souvenir
Years 1904-1939
Currency Exposition Tokens
Composition Brass
Weight 3.82 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round with cutouts
Technique Milled (Triangular hole)
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
70795

Commemorative issue

Probably 1939 World's Fair

Obverse

Script: Chinese

Lettering:
 乾
寶 通
 隆

Translation: Qianlong Tongbao

Reverse

Dragon

Edge

Plain

Comments

Nobody seems to know where these came from. Besides the World Fair of 1939 listed above, other guesses have been the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904, the Pan-Pacific Fair of 1914, or an unidentified Chinatown somewhere in the United States.

See also

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1904-1939) 

Get this item

A member of this site wants to exchange it: jcs121368

Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×30)
Country: United States
Languages: English
Numista Rarity index: 77 Search tips
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Contribute to the catalogue

Modify or add data on this page
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
Share: Facebook X (Twitter)