Tokens from Nuevo León
Allende
Allende is a town 60 kilometres south-east of Monterrey.
Salon "Laredo"
Obverse: SALON / "LAREDO" / Gracias por Su Visita / ALLENDE, N. L.
Reverse: TOME / CARTA / BLANCA
25mm. aluminum
Lampazos
Lampazos de Naranjo is a town 155 kilometres north of Monterrey.
Comercio de Lampazos
Grove
Obverse: COMERCIO DE LAMPAZOS DE NARANJO / 1880
Reverse: VALE MEDIO REAL
Lechería La Fama
Grove 1699
Obverse: LECHERIA / 3 / LA FAMA
Reverse: RUBEN VILLAREAL / LAMPAZOS / N. L.
26mm. bronze
made by N. W. Stamp Works, St. Paul, Minn.
Linares
Linares is a town 150 kilometres south-east of Monterrey.
Obverse: CANTINA / MONTE-CARLO / LINARES, N. L.
Reverse: 5
28mm. brass
Monterrey
Bank Saloon
Obverse: BANK SALOON / RIESTRA / MONTEREY. MEX.
Reverse: GOOD FOR / ONE / DRINK
35mm. white metal
Bar Graciela
Obverse: around a horse-shoe BAR GRACIELA / TEL 293-88
Reverse: REFORMA 1461 PTE. / MONTERREY. N.L.
21mm. brass
Cantina Windsor
Obverse: CANTINA / WINDSOR / W. ANCIRA / MONTEREY. N. L.
Reverse: 12
29mm. brass
made by L. H. Moise, S. F.
Casino de Monterey
Grove 1237
Obverse: CASINO DE MONTEREY
Reverse: VALE / POR UNA / COPA
26mm. white metal
Cerverceria Cuauhtemoc
On 16 December 1890 Isaac Garza and the American Joseph M. Schnaider applied to the state government for a concession to establish a factory for ice and "export beer", in which a minimum of $125,000 would be invested. Four days later, on 20 December, they were granted a tax exemption for a period of seven years. The industry began operating at the end of 1891, and soon afterwards its founders asked for a new concession, as the investment was much larger than originally planned. On 5 August 1892 they were granted exemption from taxes for a term of twelve years. Originally the brewery's annual production was only sixty thousand barrels of beer and eight thousand tons of ice. However, its expansion was very rapid. About ten years after it began operations it had a capital of $2,000,000, and in 1909, its nominal capital was $5,000,000, but its real value was estimated to reach $8,000,000. Already by the year of 1903 this factory employed about six hundred to seven hundred workers. The annual production of beer was one hundred thousand barrels and had the capacity to bottle daily eighty thousand units. It also produced 365 tons of ice per day. It had workshops for carpentry, tin smithing, blacksmithing, bodywork, saddlery, cooperage and painting. He also had about thirty carts to meet the local demand for ice and beer, completely manufactured in its body shop. It also had large stables and a fire service. At first, the factory was driven by steam, but in the early years of the nineteenth century this was replaced by electric power. By 1909 its capacity was three hundred thousand barrels of beer per year. Daily it could bottle three hundred thousand units and produce seven hundred and fifty tons of ice. It then employed fifteen hundred workers.
The Cervecería Cuauhtémoc’s product was immediately very well received and during its early years it gained many awards, both in national and international exhibitions, the most important being perhaps the First Prize at the Universal Exhibition in Chicago (1893), the Only Grand Prize at the St. Louis Exposition, Missouri (1904), the Only Grand Prize at the Milan Exposition (1906) and the Only Grand Prize at the Antwerp World's Fair (1907). The product of this company, in addition to being shipped to all parts of Mexico, was exported mainly to the countries of Central America. During this time the Board of Directors was composed of the following people: president Isaac Garza, secretary José A. Muguerza, treasurer José Calderón, commissioner Alberto Sada and general manager Francisco G. Sada. Almost all the employees of the brewery department were then Germans, and the engineering and mechanical departments were dominated by Americans.
Obverse: CERVECERIA / CUAUHTEMOC, / S. A., / MONTEREY, / N.L.
Reverse: UN / VASO DE / CERVEZA
25mm. brass
Club Nocturno Roberto
Grove 1285
Obverse: CLUB NOCTURNO / ROBERTO / EDISON 1312 NTE / TEL129-38 / MONTERREY N. L.
Reverse: DIVIERTASE / VISITANDONOS
22mm. brass
Camioneros de Monterey
Grove 1977
Obverse: CAMIONEROS DE PASAJEROS DE / MONTERREY, N.L. MEX
Reverse: CONTRESEÑA BUENA / POR UN PASAJE
20mm. brass
Grove 1976
Obverse: MONTERREY - N.L. / MEXICO
Reverse: CONTRESEÑA / BUENA POR UN PASAJE
17mm. brass
Compañía Importador
Grove 1261
Obverse: LA CIA IMPORTADORA / DE / MONTERREY, S. A. / SALUDAV A VD EN / EL NUEVO SIGLO / XX
Reverse: REPUBLICA MEXICANA
28mm. brass
El Fenix
Grove
Obverse: EL FENIX /JUAN G. ALCALÁ / MONTEREY.
Reverse: 12½ / CENTS
25mm. brass
Ferrocarril Urbano de Monterey
Obverse: BUENO PARA / MEDIO / BOLETO / EN EL FERROCARRIL / URBANO DE / MONTEREY
Reverse: blank
21mm. brass
Casa Guzman
Grove
Obverse: CASA GUZMAN / LA / DESPENSA / DE / MONTERREY / Y / LINARES
Reverse: VALE / POR UN. / CUARTO KILO / KAFE KARA
Juan l. García
Grove 1139
Obverse: EXHIBICION DE APARATOS / 10 / CENTAVOS / ELECTRO-MECHANICOS
Reverse: JUAN L. GARCIA / DISTRIBUDOR / DE / NOVEDADES / MONTEREY N.L. MEXICO
24mm.
Viky
Obverse: VIKY / COLON 852 / PTE. / MONTERREY. N. L.
Reverse: PRECIO / $1.00 / UN PESO
19mm. aluminum
Sabinas Hidalgo
Sabinas Hidalgo is a town 100 kilometres north of Monterrey.
Cabaret Los Arcos
Obverse: CABARET LOS ARCOS / 50¢ / C. NACIONAL
Reverse: SABINAS, / HGO. N. L.
28mm. brass