Ferry Token - Hesøy Ålesund Brass; with logo on reverse
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Features
| Location |
Norway
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Haakon VII (1905-1957)
|
| Type | Transportation tokens › Public transportation tokens |
| Year | 1920 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 3 g |
| Size | 28 × 19 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Oval |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 163171 |
| References | TC# 547644 TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com) , Øverland# 29.1 Magnar Øverland; 2003. Norske poletter og akkordmerker. Romsdal Myntforening, Molde, Norway. |
Obverse
Steam ferry facing left, surrounded by inscription above and below. Solid ring on the rim.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HESØY FÆRGEN
✶ AALESUND ✶
Translation: Hesøy ferry.
Reverse
Shield with symbols on and chain below, in a solid ring. Surrounded by inscription, in a beaded ring.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
C.C. SPORRONG & Co
✶ STOCKHOLM ✶
Edge
Plain.
Mint
Sporrong & Co., Stockholm, SwedenComments
Ålesund is a port town on the west coast of Norway, at the entrance to the Geirangerfjord.
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