Item number: A2808

Year: AD 1947-1949

Material: Cupronickel

Size: 22.7 x 22.7 x 1.0 mm

Weight: 3.4 g

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2020

This is a transit token with a face value of one fare, issued between AD 1947 and AD 1949 in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Struck in cupronickel, the token’s surface has acquired a green patina over time. The overall design consists of a circular form with a central diamond-shaped cutout.

At the centre of both the obverse and reverse, within the diamond-shaped cutout, is a depiction of a bus. This central motif is encircled by a ring decorated with alternating linear patterns. On the obverse, the ring bears the inscriptions “BEAUMONT” and “CITY LINES, INC.”, identifying the city of issue and the transit company operating the bus routes. The reverse ring is inscribed with the denomination “GOOD FOR ONE FARE.”

Beaumont is a port city situated along the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 90 miles east of Houston, the capital of Texas, and about 30 miles west of the Texas–Louisiana state line. Founded in AD 1838, Beaumont’s early economy was primarily based on rice cultivation. However, with the discovery and development of oil fields in the 20th century, petroleum extraction emerged as the city’s principal industry, a status it continues to hold today.

物件編號: A2808

年代: 公元 1947-1949 年

材質: 白銅

尺寸: 22.7 x 22.7 x 1.0 mm

重量: 3.4 g

來源: 福君錢幣 2020

這是一枚公元1947至1949年，美國德州博蒙特發行的面額為1車資的公車代幣，材質為白銅。錢幣表面包覆一層綠色包漿，整體設計為圓環搭配鏤空的菱形部位。

代幣正反兩面中央的菱形部位皆打印一輛公車圖案，周圍則是以交錯的線條作為裝飾的圓環。錢幣正面的圓環打印地名「BEAUMONT」(博蒙特) 和經營公車路線的公司名稱「CITY LINES, INC.」(都市線有限公司)。錢幣背面的圓環則打印面額「GOOD FOR ONE FARE」(面值1車資)。

博蒙特是濱臨墨西哥灣的港口城市，距離德州的首府休士頓約90英里，再往西30英里即會到達德州和路易斯安那州的州界。博蒙特建城於公元1838年，其早先最為重要的產業是水稻種植。不過進入公元20世紀後，隨著油田的探勘和開發，開採石油成為現今博蒙特的產業主力。