2 Pesos Guatemala Osuna Rochela
© FCamacho.
Features
| Location |
Guatemala
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Republic (1841-date)
|
| Type | Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens |
| Value | 2 Pesos |
| Currency | Peso (1859-1912) |
| Composition | Mosiądz |
| Weight | 5.93 g |
| Diameter | 34.7 mm |
| Thickness | 1.03 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 92580 |
| References | RulauLatin# Gma 90 Russell Alphonse Rulau; 2000. Latin American Tokens: an Illustrated, Priced Catalog of the Unofficial Coinage of Latin America, Used in Plantation, Mine, Mill, and Dock : from 1700 to the 20th Century (2nd Edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States. |
Obverse
(en) Number 2 in center. Concentric circles with beads and two layers of legend.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
*COMPAÑÍA HAMBURGUESA DE PLANTACIONES EN GUATEMALA
OSUNA ROCHELA
2
SAN ANDRES- OSUNA
Reverse
(en) Number 2 in center. Concentric circles with beads and two layers of legend.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
*COMPAÑÍA HAMBURGUESA DE PLANTACIONES EN GUATEMALA
OSUNA ROCHELA
2
SAN ANDRES- OSUNA
Edge
Zwykły
Comments
(en) This company was one of the largest coffee and other fruit producers in the World. It had tremendous social and political influence in Central America.
These tokens were used on their plantation at the town of San Andres southwest of Guatemala City to pay wages to harvesters.
These tokens were used on their plantation at the town of San Andres southwest of Guatemala City to pay wages to harvesters.
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