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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 734

Nepal, Anonymous, copper and brass Telephone Tokens (7), Obv. telephone | token in Nagari script and picture of telephone receiver between the legend in two lines, Rev. 25 | pachis (twenty five) paisa, (Rhodes/Hansen, no. 14), very fine; copper Token, undated, Obv. electric street light, power lines above, and fence below, Rev. Bijula Adda (“Electricity Department”), number 200 punched below, ornamental branch with central flower below, (Rhodes/Hansen, no. 13), very fine ; Anonymous, Medallet, Obv. stupa flanked by four pillars Rev. four-armed Buddhist deity or Boddhisatva, rev; Anonymous, copper Medallet or Token, Obv. six-pointed star with open book within central circle and legend in Nagari script around, Rev. central design surrounded by legend in Nagari script; together with Uniface Medal or Token, with legend in Nagari script, about very fine and fine; Anonymous, copper Token, Obv. crossed flags of the United Kingdom and Nepal Rev. 199 in Western figures, very fine; Anonymous, Uniface brass Token, crowned pole with British and Nepalese crowns in saltire, 82 punched below, very fine; Anonymous, nickel Token or Medallet, VS 2033 (1976), Obv. six-pointed star, partly covered by sword, legend below, Rev. legend in five lines, very fine; Anonymous, copper Token, VS 2021, Obv. legend around central circle marked in yellow, Rev. Rhinoceros within rectangle and inscription in two lines below, the first line being in Roman script, the second in Nagari, about very fine and scarce; Anonymous, Uniface copper and brass Token (3), bearing legends in Nagari script, very fine once pierced at centre; Anonymous, nickel Advertising Token, Obv. star, surrounded by symbols representing electricity in centre, legend in Roman letters ESTREL | BATTERIES | YOUR GUIDE IN DARKNESS, Rev. similar design in centre and legend in Nagari script, very fine; Anonymous, Uniface brass Token, VS 2007, six-pointed star within circle, a figure of three digits punched in the centre, legend around the circle, very fine; Anonymous, nickel Casino Tokens (5), undated, Kathmandu, with English legends, mostly very fine, one with hole (25)

Provenance

The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins and Medals: Part Two

Rhodes and Hansen report that this token type was not in use for a long time, because it has exactly the same size and weight as the 10 paisa coin of Mahendra (KM # 762), so telephone calls could easily be made for 10 paisa instead of the intended 25 paisa.

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Estimate
£100 to £200

Starting price
£70