| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Value | 5 cents |
| Alloy | Aluminum |
| Diameter | 22.5 / 24.0 mm |
| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
| Weight | 1.32 gms |
| Shape | Octagon |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | 0° |
Prust & Boehne 5 cent
An USA Five Cents Merchant Trade token from Prust & Boehne, General Store of Ceylon, Martin County, Minnesota. Opened in 1909 and operated till 1915.
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Obverse : Image of a bow-tie at center with name
PRUST & BOEHNE, above along periphery, and town
CEYLON, MINN. below in two lines,
all within dot-circle.
Reverse : Large 5 ¢ at center with the legend
GOOD FOR on top and
IN MERCHANDISE below at bottom along the periphery,
all within dot-circle.
Ceylon histroy for probably an advertisment published in 1914 records Get your new percale dress material at Prust-Boehne at 35 cents per yard. .
Please also see the very similer PRUST $ BOEHNE, $1.00 token and 10 ¢ token.
The images of token are displayed at 250 dpi. Image is from an e-Bay Auction by a Token dealer in Minnesota, that I lost in 2005 December.