The Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation issued aluminum and brass tokens for the Matanuska Colony's controlled local economy in 1935–1936.

Eight normalized denominations run from one cent through ten dollars; they are tokens, not United States legal-tender coins.

Core specifications

Issue period
1935
Catalog mints
Not stated
Reported catalog mintage
Not reported
Composition
Not stated
Diameter
Not stated
Weight
Not stated

Emergency local money for a planned settlement

The federal-era rehabilitation project relocated families to Alaska and operated stores serving the new community.

Bingles circulated briefly within that system and were later redeemed and largely destroyed.

Obverse, reverse, and the details that identify the type

Confirm the major design, date, and mint mark before studying smaller die differences.

The main portrait and date

ARRC lettering, ALASKA, denomination, and simple geometric formatting identify the series.

Denomination, subject, and mint mark

The design is closely related or identical by denomination; metal and size change across the eight values.

Representative issues that explain the series

Build by denomination and confirm aluminum versus brass, diameter, and edge.

Issue catalog

From one type coin to a complete catalog

  • One representative coin: Choose one problem-free, readable example and learn the size, edge, and major design.
  • Major-type set: Use one coin per major design to show changes in artwork, composition, or production.
  • Dates and mints: Work through the issue catalog by date and mint, defining special finishes separately.

A note on catalog records

This page uses 8 issue records, 0 modeled varieties, and currently reported mintages; unknown values remain unknown.

Sources

  1. Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation Bingles — Alaska Department of Commerce
  2. Three Gold Rarities That Escaped the Melting Pot — Smithsonian National Museum of American History
  3. Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corp. category reference — PCGS CoinFacts