Posted 09/17/2010 10:48 am
Not a "token", but a "medal". They were issued in 1988 as a collectable series of medals, obtainable from Coles supermarkets and such like. I bought two whole sets from there at the time. I put one set in the folder you could also buy from Coles (and which this ebay seller also has) and the other set I kept sealed up in the little cellophane packets the medals were sold in.
The medals were struck in chrome-plated steel, and the chrome plating is very flimsy, especially on the edge. The net result is these pieces rust on the rims very easily. The set in my folder is happily turning to rust. The set in the cellophane packets is, as far as I can tell, keeping better for the most part.
The medals were struck in chrome-plated steel, and the chrome plating is very flimsy, especially on the edge. The net result is these pieces rust on the rims very easily. The set in my folder is happily turning to rust. The set in the cellophane packets is, as far as I can tell, keeping better for the most part.
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