Pre-Long Beach Auction #78

Israel. Palestine Mandate, 1935-1951 Cafe Werner Tokens in Bronze, 6-Piece Set. Haffner MT-6. 20 Mils and 5 agorot EF, 10-20-30-40-50 Mils in VF. Issued by Zvi Werner who arrived in Haifa from Vienna and opened Café Werner on Herzl Street in 1935. The tokens were imported by Zvi Werner blank and the inscriptions have been impressed on the tokens in Haifa. Were in circulation until the café was closed in 1951, when the owner passed away.
It is believed that the tokens were used by the waiters for calculations and at times of shortage of coins there were used as currency.
Estimated Value $150 - 250.