Wage Token - 4 Reales Finca La Florida Coffee ND (1893-1897) front Wage Token - 4 Reales Finca La Florida Coffee ND (1893-1897) back
Wage Token - 4 Reales Finca La Florida Coffee ND (1893-1897) photo
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Wage Token - 4 Reales Finca La Florida Coffee ND

 
Brass 15.98 g 34.12 mm
Description
Location
Guatemala
Type
Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens
Years
1893-1897
Composition
Brass
Weight
15.98 g
Diameter
34.12 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#92578
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

Large 4 on center, star en each side . Word "Finca" on top and "LA FLORIDA" below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
* FINCA *
4
LA FLORIDA

Translation: La Florida Farm

Edge

Plain

Comment

These tokens were used as form of payment to coffee harvesters. They had to use them in the stores owned by the farm. This finca (farm) was located near Colomba in the Departamento de Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. These tokens were issued between 1893 and 1897.