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Obverse Design
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The legend "B.B. BRYAN CULEBRA" curves along the top. In the center is a large "5".
The legend "CENT-VALE" curves along the bottom ("vale" means "value" in English).
All these legends use incuse lettering. Near the edge is a circle of dashes.
The token has a smooth edge without a rim.
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Reverse Design
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The reverse side of this token is blank. It has a smooth edge without a rim.
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Metal
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White metal, perhaps copper-nickel or silver alloy.
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Weight
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Unknown.
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Size and Shape
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Round, 20 mm in diameter.
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Dates Issued
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Unknown; most likely sometime between 1851 and 1885.
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Issurer
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B.B. Bryan.
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Mintage
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Unknown.
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Rarity
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Scarce.
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Manufacturer
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Unknown.
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Other Catalog Numbers
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Asociación Numismático's F-57, Eklund #1028, Henkle's Canal Zone #35,
Henao's COM 056-1, Plumer page #2, Rulau's CZ 9, Schimmel #35.
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Varieties
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None known.
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Function
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Merchant token.
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Population Count
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Six specimens are known to me in collector hands. Recent sales are as follows:
- Auction sale on eBay on November 27, 2006 for $260 plus $3 shipping.
- Auction sale by Jerry Schimmel in June 1990 for just over $80 (expensive for the time!).
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Notes
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Notas Históricas
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B.B. Bryan era el dueño de algún establecimiento de comercio en Culebra, uno de los
"pueblos de La Linea" del ferrocarril de Panamá.
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