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Token - Laboratory Houdé - Sommer Islands - Shilling 1616
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Coin replica |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a three-masted sailing ship in high relief, shown broadside with full rigging and sails furled on the yards, riding on stylized waves. The rim is bordered by a beaded or dotted inner circle. The design replicates the famous hog money (Sommer Islands Shilling) of 1616, one of the earliest coins struck for an English colony. |
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| Obverse lettering | VILNIUS |
| Reverse description | The plain reverse field bears engraved lettering arranged in two arched lines in the upper portion reading 'HOUDE' and below a date inscription reading '1885 - 1972', likely referencing the founding and commemorative year of Laboratoire Houdé. |
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