Can you educate me on the 'Token' vs 'Currency'? They look identical, and I'm thinking they were both accepted as 'currency', but I've never seen a token that was exactly like the (official?) currency.
I don't think that was given TO the CO, but was given out BY the CO. I tend to run across all kinds of unusual pieces, such as this one . . . Z
1943 Portugal 5 escudos. I could post 30 or 40 more much like this, and will spare you the repetition. All nice silver coins, so they have a good home here for now.