I used to mostly ignore tokens and medals but lately I've been paying more attention. There is some interesting and sometimes valuable stuff out there. Here's what I got this time: First off is an 1820 Canada half penny token. This one threw me off because I thought it was Ireland, but nope! Not in great condition but it's my first example of this type in my collection. 1821 St. Helena halfpenny. I did have one of these already but this is in better shape. St. Helena is a small island west of Africa that is most famous as being the place where Napoleon died in exile. 1831 Isle of Man half penny token. I love Isle of Man coins in any case, but this is the first I've seen labeled as a token. It's in good shape too. 1869 Fredrik of Denmark and Louisa of Sweden marriage medal. This is interesting. 1886 Central Santa Lucia half ration token. It is from the Santa Lucia sugar mill in Gibara, Cuba. This came in a holder that labeled it as Italian, showing you can't trust other people to identify your coins. Seems to be relatively rare. This one I believe is play money. I wonder if it was made in the year that is printed on the item, 1887? The holder it came in said it was from the Viscayan Republic in Spain, again showing you can't trust other people. It's very small so I was skeptical but couldn't get a good look at it until I got home. 1889 Wurzburg Germany medal commemorating the 1200th anniversary of the St. Kilian celebration. Kind of a cool city view here. This last one is cool. This is a medal given out to Italian soldiers who fought in Africa in the late 1800s. It was first issued in 1894. It seems pretty valuable and I think it's awesome.
