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Token - Whyte and Co. Tea Merchants and Grocers Cape Town
| Location | South Africa |
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| Year | 1861 |
| Type | Trade token |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field bears the issuer's name WHYTE & Co. in bold raised lettering, flanked above and below by decorative leaf or lance ornaments. The surrounding legend TEA MERCHANTS & GROCERS arcs around the upper portion and CAPE TOWN around the lower portion, all within a beaded border. |
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| Mint | W.J. Taylor, London |
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