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Lucky Token
| Location | Austria |
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| Period | 20th century |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a chimney sweep in full figure, striding dynamically across the field while carrying a long ladder diagonally across his body and holding a chimney brush. The figure is rendered in relief with no legend or lettering present. The chimney sweep is a traditional good-luck symbol in Austrian and Germanic folk culture. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts Saint Florian, the patron saint of firefighters, shown in relief in a standing three-quarter pose wearing armor and a plumed helmet with a halo above his head. He is shown pouring water from a vessel onto a burning building, rendered in stylized relief at the base of the device. No legend or lettering is present in the field. |
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