2 Reales - Davidson Hermanos Plantation Token ND front 2 Reales - Davidson Hermanos Plantation Token ND back
2 Reales - Davidson Hermanos Plantation Token ND photo

2 Reales - Davidson Hermanos Plantation Token ND

 
Copper - 24 mm
Description
Location
El Salvador
Type
Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens
Value
2 Reales
Currency
El Salvador - Plantation Tokens
Composition
Copper
Diameter
24 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#97681
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

There denomination is in the center of the coin with the word Reales beneath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2
REALES

Edge

Plain

Comment

This coin is an example of a plantation token used in the late 19th and early 20th century in El Salvador. This token was used on a coffee plantation known as Davidson Hermanos which was near the town Juayúa, in Sonsonate department in western El Salvador. The coin has two cancellation strike marks on it.