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Token - Reading and Thinking Happiness of Mankind
| Location | Victoria (Australian States) |
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| Year | 1885-1897 |
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| Composition | Gold plated brass (Gilt - washed) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a central motto in bold raised lettering reading READING AND THINKING BRING WISDOM, flanked by two large laurel branches forming an open wreath. Below the wreath device is a stylized arc representing an open book, with a small oval cartouche in the exergue bearing the issuer legend for E.W. Cole's Book Arcade, Melbourne. A beaded border surrounds the field, and the piece is pierced at the top for suspension. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely occupied by a multi-line inspirational text legend in raised lettering, filling the field from top to bottom with no additional devices. The text is set in varying sizes for emphasis, with the words READ and THINK rendered in large display lettering. A beaded border frames the field, and the piece is pierced at the top for suspension. |
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