Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
4. Exchange Media (hierarchy name)
5. exchange media (objects)
6. tokens (exchange media)
7. monetary tokens

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication
4. Information Forms
5. information forms
6. information artifacts
7. information artifacts by physical form
8. cards
9. credit cards

Anotations

Scope note:

Tokens bearing the name and often location of a business and exchangeable for specific goods or services at particular stores; popular especially in England and the United States since the 17th century.