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Token - Rational Economy Wednesday
| Location | Victoria (Australian States) |
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| Year | 1891-1893 |
| Type | Trade token |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is dominated by multi-line raised legends arranged in an arc above a stylised rainbow device rendered as parallel curved lines in the lower portion. The upper legend reads (RATIONAL ECONOMY) followed by the motto 'WORK WHILE YOU WORK, PLAY WHILE YOU PLAY AND FAIRLY EARN AND FAIRLY TAKE A RECREATION DAY'. Below the rainbow, text in the exergue identifies the issuer as 'FEDERATION OF THE WORLD MEDALS ISSUED BY E.W. COLE BOOK ARCADE MELBOURNE'. The token is pierced at the top. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a tall palm tree as the central device, with fronds spreading across the field and grass at the base. Flanking the tree trunk are two columns of text advocating a five-day working week. The circular legend reads 'WEDNESDAY THE WORKERS OWN' at the top and 'SOMETHING FOR NOTHING' at the bottom, within a beaded border. The token is pierced at the top. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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