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COLOMBIA 2 CENTAVOS(LAZARETOS)1921 VF THIS COINS WERE STRUCK FOR EXCLUSIVE USE I

COLOMBIA 2 CENTAVOS(LAZARETOS)1921 VF THIS COINS WERE STRUCK FOR EXCLUSIVE USE I

$ 2.11

Availability: 60 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Colombia
  • KM Number: 10
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Year: 1921
  • Currency: centavo
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Composition: Copper-Nickel
  • Denomination: 2 Centavos

    Description

    COLOMBIA 2 CENTAVOS(
    LAZARETOS)
    1921 VF THIS COINS WERE STRUCK FOR EXCLUSIVE USE IN ITS 3 LEPER COLONIES,KNOWN AS :LAZARETOS:FOR St.LAZARUS,THE PATRON SAINT OF THE LEPERS,LAZARETO ON CROSS WITH CIRCLES AT QUARTERS,DATE BELOW,DENOMINATION WITHIN WREATH
    WEIGHT:3.0g
    SIZE:18.90mm
    METAL:COPPER NICKEL
    A leper colony administered by a Roman Catholic order was often called a lazar house, after Lazarus, the patron saint of people affected with leprosy.
    There were three lazarettos in Colombia in the nineteenth century. These were
    Agua de Dios, Contratación, and Caño de Loro
    . These were like townships where people with leprosy and their families lived.