Catalogue information
Type B1. The lid of the box says: "The name" MONOPOLY "protects both the game plan and the entire game." (This statement probably indicates that the copyright mentioned on the sign is not valid in Europe / the Netherlands (?).) All amounts mentioned on the picture of the board on the lid correspond to those of the game board, so the low values. Bottom right is the image of (for the first time the "real") Uncle Pennybags, in a red square, between 2 blue locomotives. There is no number in the red field. The back of the game board is blue, interrupted with white. A sticker with the image of the top of the lid is stuck on this. The special thing about this version is that the houses and hotels are made of white plastic, with resp. a green and red roof (just like that of the red anniversary box from 1960). The fact that this is a 1968 edition is evident from the control slip with a red border, bearing the number 68.015.108 P. This first edition of the "white box with green and blue field" is also the last set with the low denominations, but with the new banknotes with the mention "Monopoly-Pat.appl.for No.3796-36". Characteristic of this version are further: The 6 tokens are made of metal, despite the red insert showing the pawns. The rules with a red corner usually show the Clipper boat in this game. However, the game also occurs sporadically with rules with a red corner and the Clipper name (see item 380405 from 1968 elsewhere). Given the chronology of the Clipper logos, it is likely that the 'Boat rules' were a (possibly large) leftover lot from the black box period, while the 'Name rules' actually belong to the game. The dice are red and have white pips. For a detailed overview of the white and blue-white boxes from the period 1968-1979 see also http://vlinden.com/monopoly/wit (Data Monopoly Lexicon Albert Veldhuis)
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