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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MIGuy, post: 26599885, member: 116145&quot;]I’ve been gawking at these interesting (to me) little ivorine (plastic? bakelite?) tokens issued as currency in the private fiefdom of the Keeling (Cocos) Islands for a while and I finally made an offer on one that was accepted (lower quality example, less than $200).&nbsp; These rupee coins are unique tokens and commemorative coins from what is now an Australian territory, first introduced as &quot;Cocos Rupees&quot; in the 19th century by the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Clunies-Ross+family&amp;oq=what+are+the+keeling+cocos+islands+rupee+coins%3F&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRirAjIHCAcQIRirAjIHCAgQIRirAjIHCAkQIRiPAtIBCTExNTg5ajBqNKgCALACAQ&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;mstk=AUtExfBcNyytyZV8CLauSnHriQ8_YuAavBPIX6NPntyiAM3_3rwAfTvpt-i_j5cM5ViWJ_uI6Fiba1TSbGzBSBKKEoIW072HjCiVwIWXthu3AhN9h6zHJatqw16oqy9ifcN3lZEYjjeg1AMgsh7rcY3w3t2CQ5Bw2ygw4Vy0t6o_tf0UstNUbr9JJ1hoHPtc3LHBgV3CTpc9StZXRVWjh9bOH5ubbmI_COCaELHKSDIgMKicsqsRYzey8xXmIf3MiS30wIhaABLXcHZivMl1JDe7sJgEKiQ0sJ2Zzh1FKxmaoPOFcA&amp;csui=3&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjFi7atosuRAxV2kmoFHanvO6MQgK4QegQIARAE" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Clunies-Ross+family&amp;oq=what+are+the+keeling+cocos+islands+rupee+coins%3F&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRirAjIHCAcQIRirAjIHCAgQIRirAjIHCAkQIRiPAtIBCTExNTg5ajBqNKgCALACAQ&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;mstk=AUtExfBcNyytyZV8CLauSnHriQ8_YuAavBPIX6NPntyiAM3_3rwAfTvpt-i_j5cM5ViWJ_uI6Fiba1TSbGzBSBKKEoIW072HjCiVwIWXthu3AhN9h6zHJatqw16oqy9ifcN3lZEYjjeg1AMgsh7rcY3w3t2CQ5Bw2ygw4Vy0t6o_tf0UstNUbr9JJ1hoHPtc3LHBgV3CTpc9StZXRVWjh9bOH5ubbmI_COCaELHKSDIgMKicsqsRYzey8xXmIf3MiS30wIhaABLXcHZivMl1JDe7sJgEKiQ0sJ2Zzh1FKxmaoPOFcA&amp;csui=3&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjFi7atosuRAxV2kmoFHanvO6MQgK4QegQIARAE" rel="nofollow">Clunies-Ross family</a> as private currency for plantation workers, redeemable at the company store. Later issues, like the distinctive 1913 &#039;ivorine&#039; coins (like this one), issued in various denominations like 1 Rupee, 2 Rupees and 5 Rupees featuring local themes and then later 1977 collector issues.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1695063[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695064[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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