Keeling-Cocos Islands 1968 Plastic 10 Cent Token Uncirculated Predecimal Banknote each one ounce coin is

each one ounce coin is finished to The Royal Mint’s bullion standard

This coin is struck from 1oz of 99

The reverse depicts Britannia seated right

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Keeling-Cocos Islands 1968 Plastic 10 Cent Token Uncirculated Predecimal Banknote each one ounce coin isThis 10 Cent token, issued in 1968 for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, forms part of a scarce series of plastic emergency or merchant tokens. Produced in bright, durable plastic, the set ranged from 5 to 100 Rupees, each showing a palm tree on a small islandsymbolising the Cocos long standing coconut industry. Their exact function remains uncertain, though evidence suggests local use in trade or as substitutes for small change. Issued just two years