Brazil: Transvaal / Advertising Token
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Date:
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0638;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 20.5 mm | Aluminium | 0.8 gm | $50 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Coat of arms of the Transvaal flanked by two laurel sprigs behind. Legend below: “TRANSVAAL”.
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Reverse:
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The registration mark of a company being an eight-pointed star with a monogram on a roundel in the centre. Legend above: “6 LARGO DA CARIOCA 6”, and below between stars: “MARCA / REGISTRADA”.
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Notes:
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This is probably an advertising token. A number of similar tokens exist with different countries represented on the obverse and with the same reverse.
Largo da Carioca is a public square near the historical center of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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