Bidspirit auction | Madeira Tokens Carlos Pascoal 1988

Madeira Tokens Carlos Pascoal 1988 111 Pages The book is a catalog dedicated to the tokens issued by the Island of Madeira between 1793 and 1920. These tokens were small metal pieces — usually made of copper, brass, or zinc — used as substitutes for fractional currency during periods of monetary scarcity. It includes a systematic and dated listing of the various known issues, descriptions of values, issuers, and types of metal.