Small token - need help identifying it

[time4me]

Smaller than a penny, and both sides are identical. It has the word "NAVY" at the top, an anchor in the center, and the words "WHITE BEACH" underneath the anchor.

Any information on this token would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jim

 

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[trikikiwi]

"White Beach Naval Facility
Okinawa, Japan
The White Beach Naval Facility is a staging area for Marines and their equipment based on Okinawa. This departure point allows utility landing craft and air-cushioned landing vehicles to ferry troops, vehicles and equipment to amphibious ships pier side or at sea. "
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/white-beach.htm

Hope that helps.
Cheers, Mike

 

[time4me]

"White Beach Naval Facility
Okinawa, Japan
The White Beach Naval Facility is a staging area for Marines and their equipment based on Okinawa. This departure point allows utility landing craft and air-cushioned landing vehicles to ferry troops, vehicles and equipment to amphibious ships pier side or at sea. "
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/white-beach.htm

Hope that helps.
Cheers, Mike

Thanks Mike, that is some good info. I am still real curious as to what purpose this token served - why was it made - what was it for? And why is it so dang small

 

[easytime]

It's possible it was designed for a club's slot machines.

 

[PBK]

Two varieties, similar except for size (21mm and 18mm), are listed at $4 each in the Okinawa section of Paul A. Cunningham's Military Tokens of the United States, Volume 2 (Overseas Issues).