FACT: The Strachan & Co token coins are South Africa's first circulating indigenous currency (they circulated for nearly 60 years from 1874). The Griquatown token coins never circulated (proof at this link.)

• Standard Bank Kokstad's 125 year anniversary (see page two) (Kokstad is over 50km from Umzimkhulu - the bank confirms the S&Co were the only local currency in use at Kokstad in 1878 when they first opened a branch there)
  
• Page 9 of the booklet "Kence the trade tokens of Strachan and Co" published in 1978 being Douglas Strachan's certified note which confirms the early to mid 1870s date of release for the tokens.
• Scan of Ken Strachan's 1978 letter regarding and applauding the booklet "Kence" page one and page two

FACT: The first set of Strachan & Co coins were released in 1874 when this new business, set up by Donald Strachan and Charles Brisley, was launched.

[History of the Griqua Nation] [History of the Strachan Family]
[More than just "tokens"] [Background to tokens] [The forgotten South African Currency]
[Technical information] [Going prices] [The two "in goods" sets]
[Tokens scrapped] [Large image of complete set of S&Co] [S&Co Error Coins and Oddities]
[The book set to make the Strachan and Co tokens famous]
[Strachan and Co Set for sale - April 2008]

Griqua Coin and Bank Note Menu
[1815/16 Griqua Town "coins"] [1860: Durban Club 6d] [1862 Durban Bank £5 Bank Note] [1868: Griqua £1 Bank Note]
[1874: Mount Currie Express Stamp] [1874/1932: Strachan and Co Currency Tokens] [Other E Griqualand Tokens]
[1870s Griqua Town Patterns] [1890: Griqua Patterns] [Other Serious Griqua Coin Collectors]
[The History of the Griqua People] [Other South African Metal Token Coins] 

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