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Shell Token - Man in Flight #03 - Etienne and Joseph Montgolfier, 1783

Location Denmark
Year 1969
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Weight 6 g
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Obverse description Central device depicts the Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon of 1783 in high relief, shown tethered between two poles with figures visible in the basket beneath. A beaded inner border frames the design, with the legend ETIENNE & JOSEPH MONTGOLFIER arcing around the upper periphery and the date 1783 along the lower right.
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Reverse description Central device features the Shell oil company's iconic scallop shell logo in high relief, with the name SHELL inscribed across the centre of the shell in raised letters. A beaded border runs around the inner edge of the dodecagonal flan.
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