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Hard Times Token - R&W Robinson Buttons
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1836 |
| Type | Emergency merchant token |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a seated female allegorical figure of Commerce or Industry holding a liberty cap on a pole, flanked by an eagle to her right and surrounded by emblems of trade and industry including a spinning wheel, sheaves of wheat, a ship, a striped shield, and a caduceus. The legend AMERICAN INSTITUTE curves along the upper rim, and NEW YORK appears in the lower field within a recessed panel, all within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears an entirely text-based design with the full award inscription arranged in concentric curved lines across the field, reading COPY OF A GOLD MEDAL, AWARDED TO R&W ROBINSON, FOR THE BEST MILITARY, NAVAL, SPORTING, & PLAIN FLAT BUTTONS, with the date 1836 at the base, all within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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