5 Almuds - San Juan, Puerto Rico ND (1890-1899) front 5 Almuds - San Juan, Puerto Rico ND (1890-1899) back
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5 Almuds - San Juan, Puerto Rico ND

 
Brass 13 g 37 mm
Description
Location
Puerto Rico
Type
Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens
Years
1890-1899
Value
5 Almuds
Composition
Brass
Weight
13 g
Diameter
37 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#294522
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Large "5" in center surrounded in beaded circle

Script: Latin

Lettering:
* BARRIOS . DE . INDIERA . ALTA . BARTOLO *
5
MARICAO . LARES . P.R

Comment

This token was valued at 5 Almudes. An Almud was 1/4 bucket of red coffee berries (roughly 24 pounds) which yielded about 7.5 pounds of roasted coffee beans.