Token - DERSA Toll Road, Brazil ND front Token - DERSA Toll Road, Brazil ND back
Token - DERSA Toll Road, Brazil ND photo
© Wilson Roberto Vasques Nunes

Token - DERSA Toll Road, Brazil ND

 
Brass 6.4 g 26.1 mm
Description
Location
Brazil
Type
Transportation tokens › Public transportation tokens
Composition
Brass
Weight
6.4 g
Diameter
26.1 mm
Thickness
1.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#126203
Rarity index
87%

Reverse

Legend all around the edge of the piece with the words DESENVOLVIMENTO RODOVIÁRIO S.A. • DERSA •.
In the center is the DERSA logo.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DESENVOLVIMENTO RODOVIÁRIO S.A.
• DERSA •

Translation:
ROAD DEVELOPMENT S.A.
• DERSA •.

Edge

Plain

Comment

It was used in the 1970s to pay tolls on the highways managed by DERSA, the state company currently responsible for the administration and operation of highways in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/DERSA

Below the photo of cards, sold at the time, containing several amounts of toll tokens.