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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 174766, member: 6229"]<font size="2">This Forum is for numismatists and this article will obey that precept, but I think (and hope you agree) a little background information is due first.</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">Because of the Biblical references to Leprosy, most people know Leprosy is a disease. Here's some things about Leprosy you may not know:</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">1. Leprosy is not a communicable disease.</font></p><p><font size="2">2. 90% of the world's population is naturally immune to Leprosy. Therefore, handling money once touched or handled by a person with Leprosy will not infect you!</font></p><p><font size="2">3. Leprosy was found to be a hygenic problem and an effective treatment for Leprosy was discovered in 1982 and Leprosy has been almost obliterated from the earth.</font></p><p><font size="2">Up to a few years ago, many countries maintained Leper Colonies or Leprosariums where those infected with the disease were sent including, but not limited to, Kalaupapa, Hawaii; Okinawa, Japan; Chacachacare, Trinidad and Tobago; Spinalonga, Crete; Sri Lanka; Carville, Louisana, U.S.A. and Zoquiapan, Mexico.</font></p><p><font size="2">If you have read this far into this Trivia article here is the numismatic connection. Some Leper colonies issued their own money (often in the form of tokens), and some countries, like the Phillipines (Culion Island Colony) were issued coins for use only in the colony by their Ministeries of Health. In other countries <i>Leprosarium</i> coins were issued by the government and were usable and redeemable anywhere, as legal tender, in the country.</font></p><p><font size="2">Here's some webpages where you can see examples of these coins:</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"><u>Culion Island:</u></font></p><p><font size="2"><u><br /></u> </font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/142-CUL1&desc=Culion%20Island%20km1%201/2%20Centavo%20(1913" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/142-CUL1&desc=Culion%20Island%20km1%201/2%20Centavo%20(1913" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/142-CUL1&desc=Culion%20Island%20km1%201/2%20Centavo%20(1913</a>)</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-7&desc=Culion%20Island%20km7%205%20Centavos%20(1927" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-7&desc=Culion%20Island%20km7%205%20Centavos%20(1927" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-7&desc=Culion%20Island%20km7%205%20Centavos%20(1927</a>)</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-9&desc=Culion%20Island%20km9%2010%20Centavos%20(1920" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-9&desc=Culion%20Island%20km9%2010%20Centavos%20(1920" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-9&desc=Culion%20Island%20km9%2010%20Centavos%20(1920</a>)</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-12&desc=Culion%20Island%20km12%2020%20Centavos%20(1920" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-12&desc=Culion%20Island%20km12%2020%20Centavos%20(1920" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-12&desc=Culion%20Island%20km12%2020%20Centavos%20(1920</a>)</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-cul14&desc=Culion%20Island%20km14%201%20Peso%20(1913" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-cul14&desc=Culion%20Island%20km14%201%20Peso%20(1913" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-cul14&desc=Culion%20Island%20km14%201%20Peso%20(1913</a>)</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-16&desc=Culion%20Island%20km16%201%20Peso%20(1922" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-16&desc=Culion%20Island%20km16%201%20Peso%20(1922" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-16&desc=Culion%20Island%20km16%201%20Peso%20(1922</a>)</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-18&desc=Culion%20Island%20km18%201%20Peso%20(1925" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-18&desc=Culion%20Island%20km18%201%20Peso%20(1925" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-18&desc=Culion%20Island%20km18%201%20Peso%20(1925</a>)</font></p><p><font size="2"><u> </u></font></p><p><font size="2"><u>Columbia Leprosarium Coinage </u></font></p><p><font size="2"><u><br /></u> </font></p><p><font size="2">NOTE: These coins were minted by the Bogota Mint and were issued to the Leprosariums at Agua de Dios, Cano de Lord, and Contratacion. All these institutions were closed in 1950 and the former patients were allowed to exchange these special coins for regular coinage or paper currency at any Columbian bank.</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L9&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL9%201%20Centavo%20(1921" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L9&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL9%201%20Centavo%20(1921" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L9&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL9%201%20Centavo%20(1921</a>)</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/43-l10&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL10%202%20Centavos%20(1921" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/43-l10&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL10%202%20Centavos%20(1921" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/43-l10&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL10%202%20Centavos%20(1921</a>)</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L11&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL11%205%20Centavos%20(1921" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L11&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL11%205%20Centavos%20(1921" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L11&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL11%205%20Centavos%20(1921</a>)</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L12&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL12%2010%20Centavos%20(1921" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L12&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL12%2010%20Centavos%20(1921" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L12&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL12%2010%20Centavos%20(1921</a>)</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img4/43-l14&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL14%2050%20Centavos%20(1928" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img4/43-l14&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL14%2050%20Centavos%20(1928" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img4/43-l14&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL14%2050%20Centavos%20(1928</a>)</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">Brazil ,also, maintained two Leperosariums which issued their own coins:</font></p><p><font size="2">In 1920 <i>Santa Casa de Misericordia </i>issued 1.00 Reis, 2.00 Reis, 5.00 Reis,1.000 Reis and 5.000 Reis. In 1940 <i>Colonia Santa Theresa</i> issued 100 Reis, 200 Reis, 300 Reis, 500 Reis and 1000 Reis. Those issued by <i>Colonia Santa Theresa</i> are "rare."</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">Let me know if you like this kind of Trivia Article,</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">Clinker</font></p><p><font size="2"><br /></font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 174766, member: 6229"][SIZE=2]This Forum is for numismatists and this article will obey that precept, but I think (and hope you agree) a little background information is due first. Because of the Biblical references to Leprosy, most people know Leprosy is a disease. Here's some things about Leprosy you may not know: 1. Leprosy is not a communicable disease. 2. 90% of the world's population is naturally immune to Leprosy. Therefore, handling money once touched or handled by a person with Leprosy will not infect you! 3. Leprosy was found to be a hygenic problem and an effective treatment for Leprosy was discovered in 1982 and Leprosy has been almost obliterated from the earth. Up to a few years ago, many countries maintained Leper Colonies or Leprosariums where those infected with the disease were sent including, but not limited to, Kalaupapa, Hawaii; Okinawa, Japan; Chacachacare, Trinidad and Tobago; Spinalonga, Crete; Sri Lanka; Carville, Louisana, U.S.A. and Zoquiapan, Mexico. If you have read this far into this Trivia article here is the numismatic connection. Some Leper colonies issued their own money (often in the form of tokens), and some countries, like the Phillipines (Culion Island Colony) were issued coins for use only in the colony by their Ministeries of Health. In other countries [I]Leprosarium[/I] coins were issued by the government and were usable and redeemable anywhere, as legal tender, in the country. Here's some webpages where you can see examples of these coins: [U]Culion Island: [/U] [URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/142-CUL1&desc=Culion%20Island%20km1%201/2%20Centavo%20(1913"]www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/142-CUL1&desc=Culion%20Island%20km1%201/2%20Centavo%20(1913[/URL]) [URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-7&desc=Culion%20Island%20km7%205%20Centavos%20(1927"]http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-7&desc=Culion%20Island%20km7%205%20Centavos%20(1927[/URL]) [URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-9&desc=Culion%20Island%20km9%2010%20Centavos%20(1920"]http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-9&desc=Culion%20Island%20km9%2010%20Centavos%20(1920[/URL]) [URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-12&desc=Culion%20Island%20km12%2020%20Centavos%20(1920"]http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-12&desc=Culion%20Island%20km12%2020%20Centavos%20(1920[/URL]) [URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-cul14&desc=Culion%20Island%20km14%201%20Peso%20(1913"]http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/142-cul14&desc=Culion%20Island%20km14%201%20Peso%20(1913[/URL]) [URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-16&desc=Culion%20Island%20km16%201%20Peso%20(1922"]http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-16&desc=Culion%20Island%20km16%201%20Peso%20(1922[/URL]) [URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-18&desc=Culion%20Island%20km18%201%20Peso%20(1925"]http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc/cul-18&desc=Culion%20Island%20km18%201%20Peso%20(1925[/URL]) [U] Columbia Leprosarium Coinage [/U] NOTE: These coins were minted by the Bogota Mint and were issued to the Leprosariums at Agua de Dios, Cano de Lord, and Contratacion. All these institutions were closed in 1950 and the former patients were allowed to exchange these special coins for regular coinage or paper currency at any Columbian bank. [URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L9&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL9%201%20Centavo%20(1921"]http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L9&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL9%201%20Centavo%20(1921[/URL]) [URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/43-l10&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL10%202%20Centavos%20(1921"]http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img11/43-l10&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL10%202%20Centavos%20(1921[/URL]) [URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L11&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL11%205%20Centavos%20(1921"]http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L11&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL11%205%20Centavos%20(1921[/URL]) [URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L12&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL12%2010%20Centavos%20(1921"]http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img12/43-L12&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL12%2010%20Centavos%20(1921[/URL]) [URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img4/43-l14&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL14%2050%20Centavos%20(1928"]http://www.worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img4/43-l14&desc=Colombia%20Leprosarium%20kmL14%2050%20Centavos%20(1928[/URL]) Brazil ,also, maintained two Leperosariums which issued their own coins: In 1920 [I]Santa Casa de Misericordia [/I]issued 1.00 Reis, 2.00 Reis, 5.00 Reis,1.000 Reis and 5.000 Reis. In 1940 [I]Colonia Santa Theresa[/I] issued 100 Reis, 200 Reis, 300 Reis, 500 Reis and 1000 Reis. Those issued by [I]Colonia Santa Theresa[/I] are "rare." Let me know if you like this kind of Trivia Article, Clinker [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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