Coins and Tokens of Southern Patagonia

 

Julio Popper (#2)
 

activity / region:   gold prospector / Argentine Tierra del Fuego (north-east)
issue date:    1889
obverse:   TIERRA DEL FUEGO / POPPER / 1889
reverse:    LAVADEROS DE ORO / DEL SUD / 5 GRAMOS / AU 864 AG 132
metal / colour:   gold
size / weight:    5g
remarks:    (a) These specimens were struck in Buenos Aires.
(b) See David Guevara´s web-page for further information.

Coins and Tokens of Southern Patagonia