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5 Dollars - Leonard I Henry Chadwick, Essai
| Issuer | Hutt River |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Essai die trial obverse featuring a plain polished field with no effigy or legend struck, bearing only the engraver's incuse signature 'HAL REED' inscribed across the centre of the flan in flowing script. Below the signature appears a partial numeral or notation in the lower field. The smooth, mirror-like surface is characteristic of a proof essai planchet, with the raised rim providing the only structural border element. |
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| Obverse lettering | PRINCIPALITY OF HUTT RIVER PRINCE LEONARD I HAL REED |
| Reverse description | Central design depicts the cover of Chadwick's Baseball Manual, showing a batter in mid-swing and a catcher in a crouching pose, with the title 'CHADWICKS BASE BALL MANUAL' inscribed on the book's cover. The arc legend 'FATHER OF BASEBALL' curves along the upper periphery, while 'HENRY CHADWICK' is inscribed along the lower border. The birth and death years '1824' and '1908' flank the central device at mid-field, separated by small decorative ornaments. The overall composition is contained within a raised rim with a polished proof finish. |
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