© worth (CC0)
© worth (CC0)
1 Glass Beer - Prima Brewing Company Joliet, Illinois
1935 year| Brass | 9.3 g | 28 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Business tokens › Beer tokens |
| Year | 1935 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 9.3 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#211023 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THEO . SCHNOOR-DIST.
GOOD FOR
ONE GLASS
PRIMA BEER
AT ANY
TAVERN
JOLIET 5952
OSBORNE REGISTER CO.CINYI. O.
Edge
Plain
Comment
Issued by a distributor in Joliet, Illinois, just south of Chicago.Prima Beer is an old lager that was brewed in Chicago, at the Ernst Brothers' Independent Brewing Association, formerly located at 1440 N. Halsted on Goose Island, starting in 1890.
These tokens were issued by distributors through out the Midwestern United States.
