Onchan Internment Camp half penny token
Date made: 1941
Description: Second world War Onchan Internment Camp token F. 1 - 1/2d domed celluloid - 1941.
During the Second World War the houses in Royal Avenue West, Belgravia Road and Imperial Terrace were all requisitioned and became known as Onchan Internment Camp. This is a 1/2d (half pence) celluloid coin made in October 1940. The coins were issued for use in the Onchan Internment Camp, and were also later used at the Granville Camp in Douglas.
Object name: token
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 1979-0147f
Subject tags : #WW2INTERNMENTMUSEUMCOLLECTIONS