New Guinea 1936-37 10/- Head Tax Token
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| Grade: | Fine |
| Year: | 1936 |
| Metal: | White Metal |
| Obverse: | TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA HEAD TAX 1936-1937 10/- |
| Reverse: | Plain |
36mm, 4.3 grams aluminium. The Australian government had a mandate over New Guinea for many years and levied a tax of 10/- on male villagers in New Guinea from 1921 to 1942. This was known as the “Head Tax”. When a villager paid his tax he was given one of these ‘head tax tokens’ to wear around his neck.
Holed for wearing around man’s neck.
Supplied in archival SAFLIP.
