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1 "El Paraiso" R. Martinez Livestock Token
Issuer
NA
Ruler
Uruguay
Year of Minting
NA
Currency
NA
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
3.8 g
Diameter
25.4 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Bronze
Shape
Round
Edge Type
NA
Technique
Milled
Front design
Face value at center, country name around, star below.
Back design
Legend around, far name inside on top, owner name inside, below, star on bottom.
Year of Minting
NA
Location
Uruguay
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Inscriptions
Obverse: REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY 1 * Reverse: ESTABLECIMIENTO DE GANADERIA EL PARAISO R. MARTINEZ *
Context
Token used in livestock establishment for the control of sheared sheep 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
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