Catalog
1/8 Bolívar Maracaibo Leper Colony
| Location | Venezuela |
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| Year | 1913-1916 |
| Type | Trade token |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a circular legend reading LAZARETO NACIONAL curving along the upper periphery, with MARACAIBO inscribed across the center field in large raised letters. Two small stars flank the date 1916 in the lower field, all within a milled border. |
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| Obverse lettering | LAZARETO NACIONAL MARACAIBO ★ 1916 ★ (Translation: National leprosarium Maracaibo 1916) |
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| Reverse lettering | Bˢ1/8 (Translation: 1/8 Bolivar (12.5 Centimes)) |
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