1 "La Concordia" Livestock Token Type A

Weight

3.5 g

Diameter

20.7 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Bronze

Shape

Round

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Milled

Front design

Owner's initials, face value below

Back design

Face value at center

Year of Minting

NA

Location

Uruguay

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Coin alignment ↑↓

Inscriptions

Obverse: PEC 1 Reverse: 1

Context

"PEC" was the initials of owner's name of "La Concordia" farm Variant with and without countermark W.F.T. Difference between "1" of type A and type B PEC = Pranges Estancia Co. "La Concordia" was located in the department of Soriano, Uruguay. See Livestock Token - Estancia "La Concordia" (Value 1 Type B) N# 330165 More information https://iunuy.org/flop01/wp-content/uploads/elsitio/ElSitioN%C2%BA22.pdf These tokens were used between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th in Uruguay. Each Ranch (Estancia) used its own tokens to track the number of sheared sheep, The token was given to the worker as a control measure. At the end of the job, the shearer was paid according to his number of tokens. There are generic tokens, where the brand of the ranch was punched, others were made with their own stamps. Depending on the wealth of the owners, the token vary in their composition. They can be found in zinc, tin plate, copper and bronze.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Local coins

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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