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Extremely Rare Anglo-American direct tea trading company Bronze Token.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:45,000.00 INR Estimated At:45,000.00 - 55,000.00 INR
Extremely Rare Anglo-American direct tea trading company Bronze Token.
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Items over 100 years old cannot be taken out of India without the permission of the Director General Archaeological Survey of India.
Tea Token, Anglo American Direct Tea Trading Company, Bronze, 3 Annas, Obv: A. A. initials, Rev: denomination value, 3.23g, 22.97mm, (PR # 4A), about extremely fine, Extremely Rare.

Note: According to Pridmore's book, this was first recorded in 1895 CE and was provisionally attributed to the Ceylon Estate token series. It has been impossible to trace any company or estate in Ceylon whose name corresponds to the initials A.A. However, research and its monetary value suggest that it was issued by Anglo-American Direct Tea Trading Co. of Nellampatty, Malabar (Kerala) in Southern India. Throughout South India, the company owned tea, coffee, and cardamom estates. In Assam, they also owned tea gardens. They were represented by Finlay, Muir & Co. in Calcutta.