Brazil, Empire. Inspector General of Fires CU Token. Circa 1840. Ship of the line to left / ✾INSPECÇAO✾ INCENDIOS, GERAL DOS. Noble1387; R-BRZ-40.
NGC graded MS 63 BN. Rare.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
A payment token for water workers who supplied the firefighters attending fires; the water bearer would later exchange the chips for the corresponding value.