This is a French brand of chocolate drink mix. This tin is from the 1950s. It is in fair condition with rust spots around the whole item. The top does not come off and there are a few dents in the tin. 5 3/3in tall weight: less than a pound History of Banania: During a visit near Lake Managua, Nicaragua in 1909, the journalist Pierre Lardet discovered the recipe for a cocoa-based drink. When he returned to Paris, he started its commercial fabrication and, in 1912, began marketing Banania with the picture of an Antillaise. Her image was replaced in 1915 with the drawing of a widely smiling Senegalese man.