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Obverse Design
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Says "BATTERY F.", "4TH",
"FIELD" and "ARTILLERY". Counterstamped "F".
No photo or illustration available.
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Reverse Design
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Says "GOOD FOR", one star "5¢" and another star, and "IN TRADE".
Counterstamped "F" on reverse as well. No photo or illustration available.
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Metal
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Aluminum.
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Weight
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Unknown.
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Size and Shape
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Round, 24 mm in diameter.
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Dates Issued
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Sometime between 1916 and 1927.
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Issuer
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4th Field Artillery Battery F.
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Mintage
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Unknown.
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Rarity
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Very Rare.
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Manufacturer
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Unknown.
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Other Catalog Numbers
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Cunningham's CZ110b.
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Varieties
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Comes with and without the "F" counterstamp. Without the counterstamp is about
twice as rare.
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Function
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Perhaps a post exchange token.
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Historical Note
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The United States 4th Field Artillery was based in the Canal Zone at Corozal from 1916 to 1918.
The unit returned to the Canal Zone in 1921 and was stationed at Fort Davis until it was
deactivated in September, 1927. In the dry seasons of 1924, 1926 and 1927 they were deployed
to Ft. Clayton for maneuvers, but afterwards returned to their permanent base at Fort Davis.
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Population Count
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Only one specimen in collector hands is known to me.
I do not know of any recent sales.
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