The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 7, February 15, 2004, Article 5

ROYAL MINT TOKENS

  Neil Shafer writes: "I can give you some details on the British
  Mint tokens you mentioned a few weeks ago.  They are paper
  laminated in plastic, and the set consists of 6 values: Face sides
  are 1/2p printed in green, 1p in brown, 2p in black, 5p in blue,
  10p in orange, and 50p in lilac.  All have background color of
  a very light lavender.  Backs have black text and a serial number
  on white without any background tint or anything else.  Sizes:
  plastic dimensions for all except the 50p are 73 x 47mm, with
  rounded corners.  The 50p is square, 47 x 47mm.  All have
  heading "Royal Mint Token" at top, value at center, and text at
  bottom "Valid only within the Royal Mint Llantrisant."  Back text
  on all: (serial no. at upper right) "THIS TOKEN WILL BE
  ACCEPTED AS PAYMENT OR PART PAYMENT FOR
  ARTICLES PURCHASED WITHIN THE ROYAL MINT
  ONLY."   The face value of the token is shown on the back only
  as a number preceding the serial number.  That's the whole story
  - I think they were used in the 1970s, but not sure.  Never were
  easily available. "

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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