© Bruno Rodríguez Carapelle
© Bruno Rodríguez Carapelle
Compañía de Salitres de Antofagasta ND
| Bakelite (Ebonita - Bicolor) | - | 35 mm |
| Location | Chile |
|---|---|
| Period | Republic (1818-date) |
| Type | Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens |
| Value | 1 Peso |
| Composition | Bakelite (Ebonita - Bicolor) |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 1924 |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#331777 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
Blue reverse.
Face value ($1).
Lettering:
COMPAÑÍA DE SALITRES DE ANTOFAGASTA
$1
Translation:
Nitrates Company of Antofagasta
$1 peso
Comment
The Nitrates Company of Antofagasta was a Chilean company, with Chilean and British capital, that operated saltpeter businesses in the Antofagasta area, in the Atacama desert. It was a public limited company whose corporate domicile was set in Valparaiso.This kind of token was used as payment to the miners which worked at the nitrate mines until Chilean government banned this kind of salary or any other than Chilean legal issues in 1924.
Price
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