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Encased coin - American Swiss Watch Co Cape Town
| Location | South Africa |
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| Year | 1938 |
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| Composition | Bimetallic: bronze center (British farthing) in aluminium ring |
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| Obverse description | The encased obverse displays a George VI British farthing in the bronze center, showing the king's bare head in left-facing profile with the legend GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP around the coin's rim. The surrounding aluminium ring bears the advertising legend of the American Swiss Watch Co, Cape Town, 25 Parliament Street, with small star devices as separators. A suspension hole is pierced at the top of the ring. |
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| Obverse lettering | COMPLIMENTS OF THE AMERICAN SWISS WATCH CO CAPE TOWN 25 PARLIAMENT STREET |
| Reverse description | The encased reverse displays the reverse of the 1938 George VI British farthing in the bronze center, featuring a wren perched on a branch in high relief with the date 1938 above and the denomination FARTHING below. The aluminium ring is shaped to form a horseshoe device framing the coin, with a four-leaf clover in relief at the base, and the good-luck legend around the ring. A suspension hole is pierced at the top. |
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