The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 19, May 8, 2005, Article 31

CONDOM TOKEN ISSUED

A bashful reader writes: "The Associated Press released a story
Thursday, May 5, 2005, that condoms are being distributed in
areas of high HIV occurrence, notably New York City, in
exchange for one cent or one token. The story did not say where
they hand out the tokens but 100,000 Lifestyle brand condoms
are being exchanged for the cent or token in Manhattan bars and
restaurants.

Ansell Healthcare Products donated the products for this
campaign, called "I Know." The condoms have stickers on the
wrappers which show the location of a nearby free HIV testing
center. The release states: ‘The condoms can be bought with a
penny or with a special copper coin [read: condom token]
circulated during the past few weeks by volunteers with the
"I Know" campaign.#39;

To read the full story, see: Full Story "

[We have a Conder Token collecting club. Is a Condom
Token club on the way?

The campaign includes a web site promoting the token. See
www.iknow.tv The token's primary design element is
what numismatists would recognize as very similar to the
"All Seeing Eye" within a triangle, much like the Great Seal of
the United States seen on the back of the U.S. $1 bill. Apart
from the triangle, the eye motif is also recognizable as a key
design element in the Nova Constellatio colonial series. The
token's obverse legend is "This coin is the key." OK, so does
anyone have an example of this token yet? -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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