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| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1910-1925 |
| Type | Trade token |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a standing figure of a jester or mountebank in relief, posed dynamically atop a globe or mound, with various symbolic objects scattered to either side including a crown, books, and other emblems of worldly authority. The circular Latin legend MUNDUS VULT DECIPI: DECIPIATUR runs along the upper periphery within a beaded border, translating as 'The world wants to be deceived: let it be deceived.' |
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| Obverse lettering | MUNDUS VULT DECIPI: DECIPIATUR |
| Reverse description | The reverse mirrors the obverse design, depicting the same standing jester or mountebank figure in relief atop a globe-like mound, flanked by symbolic objects including a crown and books. The identical Latin legend MUNDUS VULT DECIPI: DECIPIATUR encircles the upper field within a beaded border. |
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