50 Centavos (Leprosarium Coinage)
Country: Colombia (Leprosarium Coinage) 
 Denomination: 50 Centavos
				(0.50) 
 Year: 1928 
 Material: Brass 
 Weight: 9.8 g 
 Shape: Round 
 Diameter: 30 mm 
 Type: Token 
 Catalog list: colombia leprosarium coinage
Description:
 
Obverse
Special coinage for use in the three government leper colonies (Lazareto is Spanish) of Agua de Dios, Cano de Lord, and Contratacion.
The hospitals were closed in the late 1950s and patients were allowed to exchange these special coins for regular currency at any bank.
Reverse
Value within wreath, initials below ribbon
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