1913-40 AD., Great Britain / Germany, ELG Sheffield company token on a German 10 Pfennig coin of Wilhelm I, Frankfurt mint, 1873, cf. Jaeger 4.

Great Britain / Germany, ELG Sheffield company token on a German 10 Pfennig coin of Wilhelm I, Frankfurt mint, 1873, countermarked ca. 1913-40 AD. in Sheffield,
Token (21-22 mm / 3,81 g), 3,80 g mint weight, copper-nickel, mintage 522.000 , medal alignment ↑↑ (0°),
Obv.: E. L. G. / SHEFFIELD , countermark in two lines on: DEUTSCHES REICH 1873 / 10 / PFENNIG .
Rev.: C - C , crowned German imperial eagle, mint marks below.
cf. KM 4 ; cf. Jaeger 4 .

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