Question Regarding A Roty Medallion Commemorating Angelo Mariani

I went to Google Images, (often do that for id. of medals):
'Angelo Mariani medallion by O. Roty'.
Saw the same medallion on Google Images,
search came up with Wikipedia on Angelo Mariani, but nothing on the medal.

Wiki does not tell anything more than what you have already told us.


I guess that coke and alcohol in combination have been used long before Mariani thought of the idea
He just tried to commercialize it.

Thanks for the feedback sel69I and Crazyb0

Yes,I searched the internet and although I found a picture of the obverse of the coin / medallion / token ? yet there was no other information. Hence I hope that there may be somebody on the Coin Community Forum who has a similar medal.

True, combining alcohol with coca leaves may well have been part of South American indigenous culture. I believe a South American alcoholic drink is masato. Google this and see how it is made
You could also check up "Agwa de Bolivia"
However, I think that combining coca leaves with Bordeaux wine is original..

Squire

Thanks for referring me to the web link alganbagerap
According to this reference the rectangular version of this medal is dated 1895, with inscription "O nymph Vin Mariani will save him* but beware of your heart".

* I think this refers to the little boy on the lady's bosom as shown on the obverse of the medal.

However, I am still mistified about the purpose of the piece that I have presented in the first post of this topic. Was it a medal, or a token? If so, who was it given to?
If it was a token then maybe it enabled the bearer to exchange it for some Coca Wine at the local "Angelo Mariani's Coca Wine Shoppe"?

Also, when was the token made - a similar time to the rectangular version of the medal, i.e. 1895?

These facts are still unclear to me...

Squire