New Issuer: Andaman Islands

We should add Andaman Islands as an issuer in the coin catalogue for this coin:

https://coins.ha.com/itm/andaman-islands-penal-colony-victoria-rupee-token-1861-xf45-brown-ngc-/a/61284-99014.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

N#74512

Then should we make Andaman Islands a sub-issuer?

It's a token, not a coin.

rsirian1

N#74512

This is listed in Krause - therefore, it should be under ‘Coins’.

Aidan.

Sjoelund

It's a token, not a coin.

The two terms are not mutually exclusive. By one definition of token, all modern coins are also tokens, since they don't contain their face value in metal.

Also you could consider it similar to the tokens issued by early Canada.

If it is just a prison token, then no, it should not be listed within coin catalogue.

Jarcek

If it is just a prison token, then no, it should not be listed within coin catalogue.

This was officially released for circulation - as the Andaman Islands were themselves a prison colony.

Aidan.

Jarcek

If it is just a prison token, then no, it should not be listed within coin catalogue.

No, they weren't “prison tokens”, they circulated on the islands which happened to house a penal colony.

It turns out we already have an issuer “Andaman and Nicobar” for some fantasy issues, so I've requested this piece be moved to the coin section under that issuer. We also need to add the 1866 type. Does anyone have an image?