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Token - Irish Hospital Sweeps Lucky Token
| Location | Ireland |
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| Year | 1940-1949 |
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| Composition | Aluminium |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears an all-text design with the issuer legend IRISH HOSPITAL SWEEPS arching around the upper rim and FORTUNE AWAITS YOU along the lower rim. The field contains inscribed text advertising ticket prices and the three supported races: Grand National in March, The Derby in June, and Cambridgeshire in October, with the agent name QUINN DUBLIN in small lettering at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | IRISH HOSPITAL SWEEPS TICKETS 10/- EACH GRAND NATIONAL MARCH THE DERBY JUNE CAMBRIDGESHIRE OCTOBER QUINN DUBLIN FORTUNE AWAITS YOU |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a 3x3 magic square in the central field, containing the numbers 816, 357, and 492 arranged in nine cells. Surrounding the square, the legend reads LUCKY SQUARE at the top, SIT ON THIS AND WISH to the right, APPLIES ONLY TO THE VIRTUOUS inverted along the bottom, and YOUR WISH WILL BE GRANTED to the left, all forming a continuous border inscription. |
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