| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | ½ Unit |
| Alloy | Brass |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight | 3.53 gms |
| Shape | round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | O° |
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| Obverse : | C Y ½ | (incuse) |
| Reverse : | blank |
The number ½ is assumed to represent a half task.
See also C Y 1 full task token.
The existance of 1 for full task and smaller ½ for half task stamped incuse,
is the justification of them being called coffee tokens.
Both listed in Dick Ford Collection (1995 Feb 23 Taisei-Baldwin-Gillio Auction#19 lot #268 part).
There many such locally manufactured tokens of similar fabric and style with issuer unknown.
For example AW 1 P#7 full token;
MD 1 P#71 token;
TK 1 token; P#103 half token;
Reference
* The Coins of British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the
reign of George VI 1952
Part 2 - Asian Territories by F. Pridmore Spink & Son Ltd., 1965.
Image of token ex Pridmore Collection from B&W print scanned from catalog and colorized with Photo-Shop. Displayed at 250 dpi.