I have those marked with an asterisk.
Items illustrated without "*" are from rubbings, photocopies etc.
If you can supply any missing illustrations, please do so.
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| Guinness Record Award to top
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| GUINNESS WORLD OF RECORDS IN THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING = NEW YORK skyscraper
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| GUINNESS WORLD OF RECORDS THE WORLD'S GREATEST EXHIBITION = a large G
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| Awarded for Successfully Entering The Guinness World Of Records Trocadero Piccadilly London
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| a large G
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(Obviously an English piece)
I've seen this listed as a medal for gaining a record. However it might be an admission pass (see next), with a little word-play.
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| Guinness Admission Passes to top
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| Guinness also issued "ADULT" and "CHILD" turnstile tokens for admission to their World of Records (exhibition?), presumably in London. These are recorded in TCSB and I'll add more details when I find them again.
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| Modern Guinness Tokens to top
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RH1 PURE GENIUS / EXCHANGE FOR A FREE PINT OF DRAUGHT GUINNESS 31mm br
RH2 same but HALF PINT 25mm
RH3 do. but a rectangle below with the number 10 25mm
RH4 do. 12 25mm
RH5 do. but PINT OF 11 31.5mm
RH6 do. 13 31.5mm
*RH7 FRIENDS OF THE GUINNLESS hands holding pint / FREE 1 GUINNIE
RH8 EXCHANGE FOR £1 OFF PINT OF DRAUGHT GUINNESS 04 in box 25mm br
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Although I do not know if these tokens were used in Ireland, the Nation's drink immortalized in tokens must be recorded. Even though the company's headquarters is now in London (I think) and the drink originated in an English market (drunk by the porters - hence the term porter, as an article in an Irish ferry's magazine was keen to remind travellers), I think it is worth while listing them here. The only item I have (RH7) was received in the 1980s in a Staffordshire pub - you received one with a pint of Guinness, and needed to collect 3 or 4 to receive a 'free' pint.
Ralf Hayes was kind enough to list the others, and said that they were invariably stained, and that he was not aware of any other numbers.
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| Probably used in a similar way as the previous pieces, but perhaps you could only redeem them at the issuing pub?
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| Guinness - no further details
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| A Guinness Hopstore BAR TOKEN given out with the entrance ticket.
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| Guinness Gold to top
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| GUINNESS GOLD LAGER BEER
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| KIX 104.7 FM SYRACUSE with 14K
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| 14 carat yellow gold disc the size of a half dollar weighing 10.2g. It was given out as a prize by the radio station KIX 104.7 FM in Syracuse, New York.
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| Guinness Museum to top
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| Gustavo Lo Es Nicolle Sff 1990 = Fishermans Wharf SF a crab
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| blank save for ‘Guinness Museum’ 35mm
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San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf Token associated with Guinness Museum.
These are probably from souvenir self stamp machines - you move a lever to the required letter and press another lever to stamp the letter and build up the message around the rim. Presumably personally stamped by Gustavo!
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| Guinness acrylic to top
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| WWW.GUINNESS.COM on a label stuck to an acrylic disc with a small bubble holding a drop of Guinness. Approx 50mm
There are 3 types - 1) Blue.com 2) believe 3) black.com
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| BELIEVE TM (the guinness harp forming the "V")
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Sometimes called the "Guinness Eye"
An acrylic token given to visitors to the Guinness St James Gate Brewery in Dublin. It could be exchanged for a pint at the storehouse in the panoramic bar at the end of the tour. Others have said it was just a souvenir.
Actually Irish, but it doesn't fit anywhere else!
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| GUINNESS GOOD TIMES two laughing pints of Guinness
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| IT'S GOT TO BE GUINNESS ST. PATRICK'S DAY 2000 a shamrock. gold in colour
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| Issued in sets of three as "St. Patrick's Day Spoofing Coins". The game of 'SPOOF' is played to decide who buys the next round of Guinness.
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| UCD SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS AWARD college arms GUINNESS
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| An open wreath - blank for engraving
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Sports achievement award awarded to a U.C.D. (University College Dublin) student in an event sponsored by Guinness Brewery. Measures 1½ inches
Carlsberg issued a similar medal - see below.
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Awarded to U.C.D. (University College Dublin) students for winning the unofficial events in a Guinness sponsored sports event. One was for strength - holding the most full pints in your hands - the other for balancing a pint on your forehead and walking an obstacles course. Both measure 2 inches across.
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| Carlsberg UCD to top
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| Similar to the Guinness UCD piece above
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| Made of a gold coloured metal, measures 1½ inches across. This was issued to a student of UCD (University College Dublin) in 1994 - 1995 for achievement in a sports tournament sponsored by Carlsberg.
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| CRAME OF IRISH | WHISKEY | "KING O'TOOLE" | F.TOOLE | & Co | 97 LEADENHALL ST LONDON
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| TOOLES | H (an eye) CLASS | WHISKIES | - R. AI - 25mm br various types
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| FINEST MALT | TOOLE'S BLEND | SCOTCH WHISKEY (sic) 25mm br another London piece
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| Baileys' Original Irish Cream The Original Light Cream Light
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| Commemorating The Introduction of Baileys Light TM in the United States of America 1992
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| IRISH MIST LIQUEUR HEUBLEIN INC HARTFORD CONN USA
IMPORTED IRISH MIST
LIQUEUR 80 PROOF 1977
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| TULLAMORE DEW BLENDED IRISH WHISKEY 1977 HEUBLEIN INC HARTFORD
CONN TULLAMORE DEW BLENDED IRISH WHISKEY, 80 PROOF
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| I've seen this listed as a Mardi Gras Doubloon.
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| ANHEUSER BUSCHINE (?) FAMOUS BUDWEISER CLYDESDALES beer waggon pulled by horses
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| St PATRICK'S DAY BILOXI MISS. MARCH 17 1980 REX DIST CO
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"dollar size" aluminium. Possibly a Mardi Gras piece.
Also listed under St Patrick.
I've seen the same obverse used with other tokens.
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| BUD DRY on a shamrock
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| Budweiser Beer St. Patrick's Day 1993 token - green aluminum, the size of a dollar coin.
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| YOU FOUND A LUCKY IRISH PENNY HAVE A HARP MAKE A WISH
A decimal Irish penny in a bag.
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| A drinker in Ireland finding this wouldn't be impressed, so I guess they were an advertising gimmick for the UK or the USA, so I've added it here.
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