Lot 878

Penang, brass token (3.36 g.; 24 mm.) INTERNATIONAL BODEGA & RESTAURANT – PENANG / (value) 20. (Pr.30; SS 36). The Bodega Penang was part of the premises of Messrs’ Gosling and Company. It was opened on 15th July 1892 and changed hands in November 1898. These tokens were issued at the end of the 19th century and were still in use during the early years of the 20th century. Rare