A token of 25, dated 1901, of Manzano Farming Co. The Absoluti collection describes it. The table does not give a unit for the 25, and the disc is not in Notofilia.
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Record
- Value
- 25. Absoluti’s table does not say whether that is centavos. This record does not supply a unit.
- Date
- 1901, on the obverse.
- Metal and module
- Bronze, diameter 28.5 mm, thickness 1.5 mm, plain edge. Those are Absoluti’s figures. This disc was not measured again.
- Counterstamp
- A rectangular punch lies on COLOMBIA. Absoluti reads it JB. This record does not give it another reading.
- Serial
- Unpublished. The token shows no serial in the table or in the photograph.
- Where it is
- Absoluti collection, a gift of Carolina Martínez. It is not a Notofilia piece.
Obverse
In Absoluti’s photograph the upper legend reads “MANZANO FARMING CO.” The 25 fills the center. Below it, “COLOMBIA” sits between two stars, and the counterstamp falls on that word. The date 1901 closes the obverse. There is a beaded border.
Reverse
The upper arc reads “MANZANO, CARREÑO, SOCONSUCA” and the lower one “SOTAQUIRA Y PAIPA,” without an accent in the transcription. “PAPAYO” is in the center. The line beneath it is worn in that photograph. Absoluti transcribes it “SATIVA.” The 1970 listing prints Satira. Both spellings stay open.
The published piece
Sources
- Absoluti collection (CFMR) — 25, Manzano Farming Co., 1901 (opens in a new tab)
Bronze, 28.5 mm, 1.5 mm, plain edge, counterstamp JB, legends, and the photograph. A gift of Carolina Martínez. It is not a Notofilia piece.
- Newman Numismatic Portal — The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine, 24 December 1970, p. 38 (opens in a new tab)
It lists “Manzano Farming Co Papayo y Satira 1901.” That is not Absoluti’s Sativa reading.