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Token - Shell - Man in Flight #03 - Etienne and Joseph Montgolfier, 1783
| Location | South Africa |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Composition | Aluminium |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon of 1783 in relief, shown inflated above a decorative launch platform with smoke billowing beneath the basket and two lateral poles flanking the assembly. The curved legend around the periphery reads ETIENNE & JOSEPH MONTGOLFIER 1783, with a beaded border encircling the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ETIENNE & JOSEPH MONTGOLFIER 1783 |
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| Reverse lettering | SHELL |
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