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Shell Token - Man in Flight #09 - Auguste Piccard, Augsburg, 1931
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Weight | 1.7 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a stratospheric balloon with its pressurized gondola ascending above a mountain range in low relief, commemorating Auguste Piccard's record-breaking flight into the stratosphere. The legend AUGUSTE PICCARD curves along the upper rim, with AUGSBURG 1931 along the lower rim, both within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The field bears a large relief device of the Shell Oil Company's iconic scallop shell logo, with the incuse legend SHELL superimposed across the centre of the shell device, all within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | SHELL |
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