| activity / region: |
|
gold prospector / Argentine
Tierra del Fuego (north-east) |
| issue date: |
|
1889 |
| obverse: |
|
EL PARAMO / UN GRAMO
/ AU 864 AG 132 |
| reverse: |
|
TIERRA DEL FUEGO / POPPER
/ 1889 |
| metal / colour: |
|
gold |
| size / weight: |
|
1g |
| remarks: |
|
(a) Popper worked rich
alluvial deposits at El Páramo (north of San Sebastián)
for several years.
(b) These specimens were struck in Buenos Aires.
(c) See David Guevara´s web-page for
further
information. |
