½ Caja Finca Las Cruces, Laureano Bermúdez
© FCamacho.
Features
| Location |
Guatemala
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 8.82 g |
| Diameter | 28.95 mm |
| Thickness | 1.55 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Countermarked, Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 92581 |
| References | RulauLatin# – Russell Alphonse Rulau; 2000. Latin American Tokens: an Illustrated, Priced Catalog of the Unofficial Coinage of Latin America, Used in Plantation, Mine, Mill, and Dock : from 1700 to the 20th Century (2nd Edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States. |
Obverse
Large "1/2" in upper center, with word "CAJA" below. Three dots belos CAJA. Legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LAUREANO BERMUDEZ
1/2
CAJA
LAS CRUCES
Reverse
Serration close to edge. Blank center. Some counter stamped in center.
Script: Latin
Lettering: L B
Edge
Plain
Comments
These tokens were used to pay wages to harvesters. This particular was for paying half a box worth of harvested fruit or coffee beans.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND | L B Counterstamp | ||||||||||||||
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