Mexican coffee harvester token 1901 front Mexican coffee harvester token 1901 back
Mexican coffee harvester token 1901 photo
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Mexican coffee harvester token

1901 year
- 1.72 g -
Description
Location
Mexico
Period
Federal Republic (1823-1905)
Type
Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens
Year
1901
Value
½ Canasto
Weight
1.72 g
Shape
Triangular (With a hole)
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#92529
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Triangular with rounded corners. Centered hole.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1/2 CANASTO DE CAFÉ
TRIUNFO
1901

Translation:
1/2 Basquet of coffee.
Triunfo
1901

Edge

Plain

Comment

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