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Lot # 485 - Extremely Rare Bronze Token of Kanan Devan Hill Produce Company Ltd. Munar.
Extremely Rare Bronze Token of Kanan Devan Hill Produce Company Ltd. Munar.
Extremely Rare Bronze Token of Kanan Devan Hill Produce Company Ltd. Munar. Extremely Rare Bronze Token of Kanan Devan Hill Produce Company Ltd. Munar.
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Tea Token, Kanan Devan Hill Produce Company Ltd. Munar (K.D.H.P. Co. Ltd), Bronze, 4 Annas, Obv: the bust of Sir John Muir within inner circle, legend "TOKEN FOR 4 ANNAS" around, Rev: three-quarter view of a factory building with K.D.H.P. CO.LD. in the exergue, 6.84g, 26.92mm, (PR # 49), choice very fine, Extremely Rare.

Note: The Kannan Devan Hill Produce Company owned a large number of tea gardens in the Travancore area, Munar, Devikulam, South India as well as Assam. Sir John Muir (1828-1903), the founder of the company, is depicted in the bust. Sir John Muir was the head of James Finlay & Co., Glasgow, which controlled many tea, coffee, and cinchona estates in North Travancore.