Wage Token - Finca Vizcaya 1 ND

Reverse

G.S. in center, surrounded by legend. Cross below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MATAQUESCUINTLA
G.S.
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Edge

Plain

Comment

By paying workers in tokens instead of regular cash, employers could force workers to spend money at company stores rather than with ordinary merchants. Workers were thus made even more dependent on the employer, and opened another avenue for exploitation.