Lot 264
"Café Werner" Tokens – Haifa
Eleven bronze and copper-nickel token. Issued by Zvi Werner who arrived in Haifa from Vienna and opened Café Werner on Herzl Street in 1935. Denominations of the tokens appear on one side and on the other the inscription: "Café Werner Haifa". 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. Six bronze tokens in the value of 5,10,20,30,40 and 50. No other denominations have been minted. Five copper-nickel tokens in the value of 10,20,30,40 and 50 (token in the value of 5 is missing).
