Help With Coin / Token 1837 | Guatemala Proclamation Piece

Looks like a legal law type spanish token with the figure representing some sort of justice scale..

Juicio Por Jurados translates to: Judgement By Juries

El Pubelo Jues translates to: The Town Judge

If it does have a date like "1837" on it somewhere (that's worn away and invisible in these photos) I suspect this may be a "proclamation piece". In Spain and the former Spanish colonies in the Americas, it was traditional for major public announcements (the coronation of a new monarch, proclamations of independence, promulgations of new laws, etc) to be publicised by the giving away of commemorative "coins" featuring the announced changes. These "proclamation pieces" were often the same size, weight and fineness as normal everyday coins, and frequently entered circulation, even though they were not usually issued by the central government. The silver used to manufacture them was usually donated by a wealthy landowner or official in the area where the proclamation took place.

Even though they strongly resemble coins (with milled edges and everything), as "unofficial coins", they're not listed in the coin catalogues - they are a curious blurring of the usually distinct line between "coin" and "medal".

Thats great infomation on this interesting piece, Thanks very much. It does have the date 1837, though worn it is quite visable in hand.