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COLOMBIA 5 CENTAVOS(LAZARETOS) 1921 VF TO USED IN LEPER COLONY'S ,LAZARETO ON CR
COLOMBIA 5 CENTAVOS(LAZARETOS) 1921 VF TO USED IN LEPER COLONY'S ,LAZARETO ON CR

COLOMBIA 5 CENTAVOS(LAZARETOS) 1921 VF TO USED IN LEPER COLONY'S ,LAZARETO ON CR

$ 2.11

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Currency: LAZARETO
  • KM Number: 00
  • Denomination: 5 Centavos
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
  • Year: 1921
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Colombia
  • Composition: Copper-Nickel
  • Grade: Ungraded

    Description

    COLOMBIA 5 CENTAVOS(LAZARETOS) 1921 VF TO USED IN LEPER COLONY'S ,LAZARETO ON CROSS WITH CIRCLES AT QUARTERS,DATE BELOW,DENOMINATION WITHIN WREATH,LARGE 5
    WEIGHT:4.0g
    SIZE:22.88mm
    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.