| Location | Colombia |
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| Year | 1928 |
| Type | Trade token |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 9.8 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Thickness | 1.75 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Period | Republic (1886-date) |
| Notice | |
| Reference(s) | KM#L14, Hernández#317 |
| Obverse description | Special coinage for use in the three government leper colonies (Lazareto is Spanish) of Agua de Dios, Caño de Loro, and Contratacion. The hospitals were closed in the late 1950s and patients were allowed to exchange these special coins for regular currency at any bank. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA DE COLOMBIA LAZARETO * 1928 * |
| Reverse description | Value within wreath, initials below ribbon |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 50 CENTAVOS RH |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | |
| Numisquare ID | 2656254240 |
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