Tax tokens of Alabama USA

Alabama, like other states during the Great Depression, issued sales tokens to collect sales tax on small purchases. These tokens were valued in fractions of a cent (usually a "mill," which is 1/10 of a cent). They were used to pay fractional sales tax on small items whose value was too small to use a standard coin.

5 mill (1/2 cent)
16 mm., brass
1941-1942
5 / 5 / LUXURY TAX / TOKEN / Star in the center
5 / 5 / ALABAMA STATE / TAX COMMISSION /  Star in the center