Two Tokens. One Possibly Austrian ? The Other. ?

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JBL Valued Member United Kingdom 287 Posts	Posted 03/04/2026 07:47 am I hope someone can add some info' as to what these two tokens might be. The one on the left.... Numista list a similar Lion image From Austria but not with 2/6d. I assume that this is a UK Two Shillings and Sixpence value (Halfcrown) hence the "d" but Austria ? diameter approx 22mm, weight 4.8g The one on the right ... Identical image on both sides, possibly a museum token/momento ? no idea. diameter 25mm weight 5.1g Thanks Brian. Report this Post to the Staff

JBL Valued Member United Kingdom 287 Posts	Posted 03/06/2026 10:40 am I think I might have found the one on the left, the 2/6. Possibly a Dragon Token/coin ? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 03/08/2026 5:27 pm Interesting examples. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16805 Posts	Posted 03/08/2026 6:03 pm There's one of the 2/6 d tokens being sold on ebay by someone in London; it's definitely British, not Austrian, and pre-1970 with the denomination written like that. The heraldic "lion rampant" is a quite common symbol, used in numerous countries (such as Scotland, the Czech Republic, Belgium, the Netherlands and others. The lion on this token is uncrowned, indicating it's not intending or claiming to be any kind of official government coin from these countries. As for the other item... I can only guess some kind of generic token; with all those crosses and hexagrams, I'm leaning towards some kind of spiritualist amulet, rather than an arcade token of some kind? Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1313 Posts	Posted 03/10/2026 5:33 pm These lion tokens also come with a 6d denomination, Numista has one - with someone writing that they were used in slot machines in Austria https://en.numista.com/119882 They are quite commonly found here in the UK though. Report this Post to the Staff
JBL Valued Member United Kingdom 287 Posts	Posted 03/10/2026 7:34 pm Thanks all, the Austria link did seem odd but it seems that the token was quite widely used in other countries then. Cheers Brian. Report this Post to the Staff
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