| Obverse Design | First line "P.P.I.E.". Secon line "WORKS". Last line "414" (employee number). | ||||
| Reverse Design | Blank. | ||||
| Metal | Brass. | Size and Shape | Round, approximately 44 mm in diameter. Round hole at the top. | ||
| Dates Issued | Unknown, but between 1912 when PPIE construction started and late 1915 when the PPIE closed. The PPIE ran most of 1915. An ebay auction of #414 above included a daily worker's pass as well. | ||||
| Issurer | Panama Pacific International Exposition. | ||||
| Numbers Issued | Pieces known to be in collector hands include #414. | ||||
| Rarity | Very Rare. | Manufacturer | Unknown. | Source | America Hurrah's sale on ebay, August, 2000. |
| Varieties | None known. | ||||
| Function | Tentatively attributed as an employee id check. As the same worker (in the auction mentioned above) also had a daily pass, this was not used for entrance to the main grounds. It may have been needed for access to employee only areas, and for identification at pay time. | ||||
| Population Count |
Known specimens are as follows:
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Palace of Education at the Panama Pacific International Exposition
From a vintage Picture View Card