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Token - 100 Years of Flight #05a - de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | The central field features a full-color applied disc depicting a yellow de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth biplane in low flight over a landscape, with a blue sky and clouds in the background. The surrounding gold-plated rim bears the dates '1903' and '2003' flanking the central image, with a decorative foliate ornament at the top. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1903 - 2003 |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays in high relief the large numeral '100' at the top of the field, set against horizontal ruled lines suggesting the sky. Below, five aircraft in progressively increasing scale represent the evolution of aviation from early propeller-driven planes to a Concorde-type supersonic jet and a Space Shuttle, all arranged diagonally across the field. The legend 'YEARS OF FLIGHT' is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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