A Catalog of the Plastic Transportation Tokens of China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, up to and including 2023, is hot off the press.

This is the first time such a detailed undertaking of these tokens has been published, and it covers all modes of transportation: bus, ferry, metro and rail.

This work lists more than 230 pattern/prototype, test, regular-issue, commemorative, souvenir, advertising, and travel-pass tokens.

The introduction is in English, but all token legends in Chinese are translated into English and supplemented with pinyin transliteration.

Each token is assigned an individual catalog number, which encodes its geographical origin (country, province, county and/or city), type, and chronology. Typically, at least one example of each type is pictured in color.

Also, each token is assigned two of four rarity ratings: C (common), U (uncommon), S (scarce) and R (rare). One of these grades indicates the token's availability at its place of issue; the other, on a worldwide platform, outside its place of issue. This novel approach allows collectors to understand better a particular token's overall supply and value.

Specifics:
Size: 15cm x 21cm
Pages: 102, color photos
ISBN: 0-9770216-3-7

To order, or for more information, contact author at: mnbkmn@hotmail.com.

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