Token - SEABRA and Cia. Rio de Janeiro

€148,021.00
LocationBrazil
Year
TypePromotional items/Advertising token
CompositionBronze
Weight6.5 g
Diameter24 mm
Thickness2 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth
Period
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Obverse descriptionEmbossed border and decorated with dashed ring. Accompanying the boundary of the border the inscriptions: FAZENDAS E ROUPAS POR ATACADO (above); * RIO DE JANEIRO * (below). In the center, simplification of the central celestial sphere of the Brazilian flag containing a banner with the legend ORDEM E PROGRESSO, topped by a star and superimposed on a constellation of other stars. Flying over to the left the celestial sphere, the mythological figure, naked and covered by strip of cloth, of Hermes (Mercury) with open wings, wearing winged hat, arms open, holding in the right hand a Caduceus and in the left hand a Cornucopia.
Obverse letteringFAZENDAS E ROUPAS POR ATACADO ORDEM E PROGRESSO * RIO DE JANEIRO *
(Translation: CLOTH AND CLOTHES BY WHOLESALE ORDER AND PROGRESS * RIO DE JANEIRO *)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionEmbossed border and decorated with dashed ring. Accompanying the contour of the border the inscriptions: SEABRA & Cª (above); * R. VISCONDE INHAUMA 78 E 80 * (below). In the center, rounded by continuous ring, a swallow flying over urban area.
Reverse letteringSEABRA & Cª * R. VISCONDE INHAUMA 78 E 80 *
(Translation: SEABRA & Co. VISCONDE INHAUMA STREET 78 and 80)
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
MintageND  - -
Catalog ID7724427320
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