Lot 5130
Holyland Token, 1927, 28mm. Bronze. Sylvia Haffner recounts a story told to her in 1968: "The committee established by the British in June of 1926 had various designs submitted to them for the proposed new coinage. The final accepted design came from the original drawings of A. St. B. Harrison, architect of the Palestine Works Department. The Holyland token is a rejected design submitted to the committee. The designer of the proposed design had them struck by a private firm and presented them to the committee for consideration. Part of his design was incorporated into the design that was accepted by the committee." Interesting and rare. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $100 - 120.
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| Realized $348 |
