CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC): store token, ND (ca. 1966-1976), made with red hard plastic, guo ying jia xing mei qiu chang ge ming wei yuan hui ("Revolutionary Committee of the National Jiaxing Coal Briquette Factory", in Zhejiang Province), mei qiu ("coal briquette") above center hole, the number 20 below // dang chang ti huo "Pick up in person", li dian zuo fei "Void outside of the store", zhong 41 written in white paint on both sides, About Unc. During the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), revolutionary committees seized power from local officials and became the de facto governing authority of various levels, from cities and provinces to schools and factories. Gradually, the committees became subordinate to the Party committees and remained a bureaucratic formality until they were finally abolished in the late 1970's and early 80's.
Estimate: $75-100