1 Canast - Mexican coffee harvester token 1899 front 1 Canast - Mexican coffee harvester token 1899 back
1 Canast - Mexican coffee harvester token 1899 photo
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1 Canast - Mexican coffee harvester token

1899 year
Brass 4.48 g -
Description
Location
Mexico
Period
Federal Republic (1823-1905)
Type
Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens
Year
1899
Composition
Brass
Weight
4.48 g
Size
24 mm
Shape
Square with rounded corners (With a hole)
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#177538
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1
TRIUNFO
1899
CANAST
CAFÉ

Edge

Plain

Comment

Triunfo is a coffee production area in the State of Chiapas in Southern Mexico. For every basket of coffee, a harvester was paid with this token, to be spend at the farm's convenience store.